About the Authors

Lisa Byrne

lisa.byrne@phe.gov.uk

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Department, Health Protection Services, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Richard Elson

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Department, Health Protection Services, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Timothy J. Dallman

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiology Services, GBRU, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Neil Perry

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiology Services, GBRU, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Philip Ashton

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiology Services, GBRU, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

John Wain

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine and Health Services, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Goutam K. Adak

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Department, Health Protection Services, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Kathie A. Grant

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiology Services, GBRU, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Claire Jenkins

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiology Services, GBRU, Public Health England, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LB RE CJ TD JW KG GA. Performed the experiments: NP CJ. Analyzed the data: LB RE NP CJ TD PA. Wrote the paper: LB CJ RE. Critically reviewed the manuscript and approved the final version for submission: TD NP PA JW GA KG.