About the Authors

Huixin Chen

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular RNA Virology and Antiviral Strategies, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Mariya Parimelalagan

Affiliation School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

Fumie Takei

Affiliation The National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Affiliation Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore

Evelyn Siew-Chuan Koay

Affiliation Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Level 3, National University Hospital Main Building, Singapore

Lee Ching Ng

Affiliation Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore

Phui San Ho

Affiliation School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

Kazuhiko Nakatani

Affiliation The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Japan

Justin Jang Hann Chu

miccjh@nus.edu.sg; justin_chu@nuhs.edu.sg

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular RNA Virology and Antiviral Strategies, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HC MP FT HCH ESCK LCN PSH KN JJHC. Performed the experiments: HC MP. Analyzed the data: HC MP FT HCH ESCK LCN PSH KN JJHC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FT HCH LCN ESCK PSH JJHC. Wrote the paper: HC MP HCH PSH JJHC.