About the Authors
- Birgit Walther
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* E-mail: walther.birgit@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Julia Hermes
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Affiliation Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Christiane Cuny
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Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Germany
- Lothar H. Wieler
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Szilvia Vincze
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Yassmin Abou Elnaga
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Ivonne Stamm
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Affiliation Vet Med Labor GmbH, Division of IDEXX Laboratories, Ludwigsburg, Germany
- Peter A. Kopp
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Affiliation Vet Med Labor GmbH, Division of IDEXX Laboratories, Ludwigsburg, Germany
- Barbara Kohn
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Affiliation Clinic of Small Animals, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Wolfgang Witte
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Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Germany
- Andreas Jansen
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Affiliation Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Franz J. Conraths
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Affiliation Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Wusterhausen, Germany
- Torsten Semmler
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Tim Eckmanns
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Affiliation Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Antina Lübke-Becker
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
Dr. Stamm and Dr. Kopp are employees of IDEXX Vet Med Labor GmbH (Ludwigsburg). While these authors are company employees, this does not alter their adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BW BK FJC TE LHW ALB. Performed the experiments: BW AJ FJC CC ALB SV YAE IS PAK. Analyzed the data: BW JH CC WW FJC TS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BW JH CC WW TS IS PAK. Wrote the paper: BW JH ALB FJC BK IS LHW.