About the Authors
- Chinh C. Ngo
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Affiliations School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Molecular Basis of Disease, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Helen M. Massa
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* E-mail: h.massa@griffith.edu.au
Affiliations School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Molecular Basis of Disease, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Ruth B. Thornton
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Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Allan W. Cripps
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Affiliations School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Molecular Basis of Disease, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Competing Interests
AWC received a research grant from Danisco A/S on the use of probiotics for respiratory illness and a research grant and consultancy from Probiotec Pty Ltd on the use if nutritional supplements for immune health. The others authors declare that they have no competing interests. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AWC HMM. Performed the experiments: CCN HMM. Analyzed the data: CCN HMM RBT AWC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CCN HMM. Wrote the paper: CCN HMM RBT AWC.