About the Authors

Claire Bertelli

Contributed equally to this work with: Claire Bertelli, François Collyn

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

François Collyn

Contributed equally to this work with: Claire Bertelli, François Collyn

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Antony Croxatto

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Christian Rückert

Affiliation Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany

Adam Polkinghorne

Affiliations Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Carole Kebbi-Beghdadi

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Alexander Goesmann

Affiliation Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany

Lloyd Vaughan

Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Gilbert Greub

gilbert.greub@chuv.ch

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

Polypeptides identified as immunogenic have been patented as “Antigenic peptides for the detection of Chlamydia-related bacteria and tests of diagnosis” (European patent number 09172401.3-1223, 7th October 2009). This patent does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, and the authors of the present work will make freely available any materials and information associated with their publication that are reasonably requested by others for the purpose of academic, non-commercial research.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB FC GG. Performed the experiments: CB FC AC CR. Analyzed the data: CB FC AC CR AP CKB LV GG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AG GG. Wrote the paper: CB FC AC LV GG.