About the Authors
- Ryoma Nakao
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* E-mail: ryoma73@nih.go.jp
Affiliation Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Kenji Kikushima
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Affiliation Department of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideo Higuchi
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Affiliation Department of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Nozomu Obana
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Affiliation Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Nobuhiko Nomura
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Affiliation Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Dongying Bai
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Affiliation Department of Gerodontology, Graduate school of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Makoto Ohnishi
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Hidenobu Senpuku
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RN KK HH MO HS. Performed the experiments: RN KK NO DB. Analyzed the data: RN KK NO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RN HH NN HS. Wrote the paper: RN KK.