About the Authors

Marie-Clotilde Bernard

marie-clotilde.bernard@sanofipasteur.com

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Véronique Barban

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Fabrine Pradezynski

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Aymeric de Montfort

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Robert Ryall

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Catherine Caillet

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Patricia Londono-Hayes

Affiliation Sanofi Pasteur, Research and Development, Marcy-l’Étoile, France

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that all authors are employees of Sanofi Pasteur, which is developing the HSV529 vaccine for herpes. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors declare that the vaccine described in the article is a product in development at Sanofi Pasteur and that this work was conducted as part of a larger HSV vaccine project.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PLH VB MCB ADM. Performed the experiments: FP MCB. Analyzed the data: ADM MCB CC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FP ADM RR MCB VB. Wrote the paper: MCB.