About the Authors

Hiroshi Ashida

Affiliation Division of Bacterial Infection Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyasu Nakano

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Chihiro Sasakawa

sasakawa@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Affiliations Division of Bacterial Infection Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Nippon Institute for Biological Science, Shinmachi, Ome, Tokyo, Japan, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HA. Performed the experiments: HA. Analyzed the data: HA CS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HA HN. Wrote the paper: HA CS.