About the Authors
- Annette Carola Anderson
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Affiliation Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Ali Al-Ahmad
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* E-mail: ali.al-ahmad@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Affiliation Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Fadil Elamin
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Affiliation Khartoum Center for Research and Medical Training, Khartoum, Sudan
- Daniel Jonas
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Affiliation Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Hygiene, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Yousra Mirghani
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Affiliation Khartoum Center for Research and Medical Training, Khartoum, Sudan
- Markus Schilhabel
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Affiliation Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Lamprini Karygianni
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Affiliation Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Elmar Hellwig
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Affiliation Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Ateequr Rehman
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Affiliation Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Hygiene, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
Competing Interests
Ali Al-Ahmad is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AA DJ FE AR ACA. Performed the experiments: MS. Analyzed the data: ACA AR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FE YM. Wrote the manuscript: ACA AR AA. Revised the manuscript critically: LK DJ EH.