About the Authors
- Pär Comstedt
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* E-mail: par.comstedt@valneva.com
Affiliation Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Markus Hanner
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Affiliation Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Wolfgang Schüler
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Affiliation Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Andreas Meinke
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Affiliation Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Urban Lundberg
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Affiliation Valneva Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: All authors are employed at Valneva Austria GmbH and are authors of patents describing the invention. Two patents (having the same name but different numbers, one international and one for United States of America) are relevant for the publication: “Mutant Fragments of OspA and Methods and Uses Relating Thereto” (WO 2014/006226 A1) and “Mutant Fragments of OspA and Methods and Uses Relating Thereto” (US20140010835A1). There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PC MH WS AM UL. Analyzed the data: PC MH UL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PC UL WS AM. Animal studies: PC. Protein expression and analysis: MH. Serology: UL.