About the Authors

Ronan J. Murray

ronan.murray@health.wa.gov.au

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

James O. Robinson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Jodi N. White

Affiliation Division of Forensic Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Frank Hughes

Affiliation Division of Forensic Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Geoffrey W. Coombs

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Julie C. Pearson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Hui-Leen Tan

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Glenys Chidlow

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Simon Williams

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Keryn J. Christiansen

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

David W. Smith

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJM JOR JNW FH GC JCP HLT GC SW KJC DWS. Performed the experiments: RJM JOR JNW FH GC JCP HLT GC SW. Analyzed the data: RJM JOR JNW FH GC JCP HLT GC SW KJC DWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JOR JNW FH GC JCP HLT GC SW. Wrote the paper: RJM JOR JNW FH GC JCP HLT GC SW KJC DWS.