About the Authors
- Juliane Kühn
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Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Flavio Finger
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Affiliation Laboratory of Ecohydrology, Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Enrico Bertuzzo
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Affiliation Laboratory of Ecohydrology, Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Sandrine Borgeaud
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Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Marino Gatto
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Elettronica Informazione & Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Andrea Rinaldo
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* E-mail: andrea.rinaldo@epfl.ch (AR); melanie.blokesch@epfl.ch (MB)
Affiliations Laboratory of Ecohydrology, Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Dipartimento ICEA, Universitá di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Melanie Blokesch
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* E-mail: andrea.rinaldo@epfl.ch (AR); melanie.blokesch@epfl.ch (MB)
Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JK FF EB MG AR MB. Performed the experiments: JK FF EB SB MG AR MB. Analyzed the data: JK FF EB MG AR MB. Initiated the project and led the study: MB. Discussed, designed, and analyzed the experiments with respect to the virulence gene expression and CT production: JK MB. Performed the wet-lab experiments: JK SB MB. Designed, discussed, performed, and analyzed the modeling approach: FF EB MG AR. Wrote the manuscript: JK MB. Contributed to the text: FF EB MG AR.