About the Authors

D. Tien Nguyen

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Lot de Witte

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Martin Ludlow

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Selma Yüksel

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller

Affiliation EMC microcollections GmbH, Tübingen, Germany

Teunis B. H. Geijtenbeek

Affiliation Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Rik L. de Swart

r.deswart@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

Prof. K.-H. Wiesmüller is CEO of the company EMC microcollections GmbH. Besides this he is professor at the University of Tübingen. His affiliation with EMC does not alter the adherence to all PLoS policies on sharing data and materials. Any materials and information associated with our publication can be made freely available upon reasonable request for the purpose of academic, non-commercial research. A.D.M.E. Osterhaus founded and is chief scientific officer of ViroClinics, a company set up in collaboration with Erasmus University. However, for clarification, no materials or support were received from the company, and no agreements were in place concerning the execution or publication of this work. All authors declare they don't have any financial, personal, or professional interests that compromise the work, its interpretation or influence.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DTN LdW ML ADMEO RLdS. Performed the experiments: DTN LdW ML SY RLdS. Analyzed the data: DTN LdW RLdS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KHW TBHG. Wrote the paper: DTN LdW RLdS.