About the Authors

Glen P. Carter

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Gillian R. Douce

Affiliation Division of Infection and Immunity, FBLS Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Revathi Govind

Affiliation Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Pauline M. Howarth

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Kate E. Mackin

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Janice Spencer

Affiliation Division of Infection and Immunity, FBLS Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Anthony M. Buckley

Affiliation Division of Infection and Immunity, FBLS Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Ana Antunes

Affiliation Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Despina Kotsanas

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Grant A. Jenkin

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Bruno Dupuy

Affiliation Laboratoire Pathogenèse des Bactéries Anaérobies, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Julian I. Rood

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Dena Lyras

Dena.Lyras@monash.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GPC BD GAJ JIR GRD DL. Performed the experiments: GPC PMH KEM DK RG GRD JS AMB AA. Analyzed the data: GPC BD GAJ JIR PMH KEM DK RG AA GRD JS AMB DL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GPC BD GAJ JIR DK RG GRD DL. Wrote the paper: GPC DL.