About the Authors

Sélène Ferrari

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

Maurizio Sanguinetti

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Riccardo Torelli

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Brunella Posteraro

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Dominique Sanglard

dominique.sanglard@chuv.ch

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SF DS MS. Performed the experiments: SF RT MS. Analyzed the data: DS SF BP MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DS SF BP MS. Wrote the paper: DS SF MS.