About the Authors

Cyrille Goarant

cgoarant@pasteur.nc

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Pascale Bourhy

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Biology of Spirochetes Unit, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Eric D'Ortenzio

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Sylvie Dartevelle

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Plateforme 5, Paris, France

Carine Mauron

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Marie-Estelle Soupé-Gilbert

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Lilian Bruyère-Ostells

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Ann-Claire Gourinat

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Mathieu Picardeau

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Biology of Spirochetes Unit, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Faridabano Nato

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Plateforme 5, Paris, France

Suzanne Chanteau

Affiliation Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Association Pasteur International Network, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: A patent application related to the subject of the present article has been filed and includes CG, PB, SD, MP, FN and SC.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CG PB FN SC SD. Performed the experiments: PB SD CM MESG LBO FN. Analyzed the data: CG PB EDO MP FN SC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACG. Wrote the paper: CG EDO MP SC. Additional manuscript editing and corrections: PB MESG FN.