About the Authors
- Daniel Pilger
-
Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité–University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Stefan Schwalfenberg
-
Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité–University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Jörg Heukelbach
-
Affiliations Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, Mandacaru Foundation, Fortaleza, Brazil
- Lars Witt
-
Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité–University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Norbert Mencke
-
Affiliation Bayer HealthCare AG, Animal Health Division, Leverkusen, Germany
- Adak Khakban
-
Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité–University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Hermann Feldmeier
-
* E-mail: hermann.feldmeier@charite.de
Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité–University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
Norbert Mencke is a senior scientist at Bayer Health Care, Monheim, Germany, a company which produces insecticides.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JH HF. Performed the experiments: SS JH LW. Analyzed the data: DP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NM. Wrote the paper: DP. Contributed to the manuscript: JH. Contributed to the manuscript and analysis: AK. Revised the manuscript and participated in the analysis: HF.