About the Authors
- Bryony N. Parsons
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Contributed equally to this work with: Bryony N. Parsons, Paul Wigley
Affiliation Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Paul Wigley
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Contributed equally to this work with: Bryony N. Parsons, Paul Wigley
Affiliation Infection Biology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, United Kingdom
- Hannah L. Simpson
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Affiliation Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Jonathan M. Williams
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Affiliation Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Suzie Humphrey
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Affiliation Infection Biology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, United Kingdom
- Anne-Marie Salisbury
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Affiliation Infection Biology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, United Kingdom
- Alastair J. M. Watson
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Affiliations Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Stephen C. Fry
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Affiliation The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group, Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- David O'Brien
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Affiliation Provexis plc, c/o Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Carol L. Roberts
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Affiliations Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Provexis plc, c/o Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Niamh O'Kennedy
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Affiliation Provexis plc, c/o Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Åsa V. Keita
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Affiliation Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Johan D. Söderholm
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Affiliation Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Jonathan M. Rhodes
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¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Barry J. Campbell
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* E-mail: bjcampbl@liv.ac.uk
¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
JMR is/has been a member of advisory boards for Atlantic, Procter & Gamble and Falk, has received speaking honoraria from Abbott, Falk, Ferring, Glaxo Smith Kline, Procter & Gamble and Schering Plough and, with the University of Liverpool and Provexis plc, holds a patent for use of a soluble fibre preparation as maintenance therapy for Crohn's disease. JMR, BJC, PW and AJMW have received support from Provexis plc. NO is a current employee, and CLR and DO were former employees, of Provexis plc. BJC has received a speaking honorarium from Amgen Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AJMW BJC JDS JMR NO PW SCF. Performed the experiments: A-MS AVK BNP CLR DO HLS PW SCF SH. Analyzed the data: AVK BJC BNP JDS JMR JW PW SCF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NO. Wrote the paper: BJC BNP JMR PW. Critical revision and approval of the manuscript: AJMW AVK A-MS BJC BNP CLR DO HLS JDS JMR NO PW SCF SH.