About the Authors
- Claire Bertelli
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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
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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
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Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Christian Rückert
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Affiliation Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Adam Polkinghorne
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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
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Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Alexander Goesmann
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Affiliation Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Lloyd Vaughan
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Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Gilbert Greub
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* E-mail: 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.