About the Authors

Tzu-Yuan Chao

Roles Writing – original draft

cchao@synermore.com

Affiliation Synermore Biologics Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan

Shiqi Ren

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Synermore Biologics Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan

Enyun Shen

Roles Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Beijing Cotimes Biotech Co., Ltd., Beijing, China

Susan Moore

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Kansas State University Rabies Laboratory, Manhattan, Kansas State, United States of America

Shou-feng Zhang

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Laboratory of Epidemiology and Key Laboratory of Jilin Provincial Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Military Veterinary Research Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, China

Li Chen

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Synermore Biologics Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan

Charles E. Rupprecht

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation LYSSA LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Eric Tsao

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision

Affiliation Synermore Biologics Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors SR and ES are listed as inventors on a patent application (WO2013174003 A1 "Compositions and methods related to prevention and treatment of rabies infection") covering the subject matter of the study. Specifically, the compositions of the antibodies discussed in the manuscript, CTB011 and CTB012, constitute major claims of the patent. Data for Figs 1, S2 and S3 of this manuscript was also described in the patent. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS NTD policies on sharing data and materials. Authors TYC, SR, LC, and ET are funded and employed by Synermore Biologics Co., Ltd. The authors ES and CER are employees at Beijing Cotimes Biotech Co., Ltd. and Lyssa LLC respectively. The authors ES and CER are employees at Beijing Cotimes Biotech Co., Ltd. and Lyssa LLC, respectively.