About the Authors

Carole Kebbi-Beghdadi

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Julia Lienard

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Frederic Uyttebroeck

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

David Baud

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Beat M. Riederer

Affiliations Department of Cellular Biology and Morphology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Proteomics Unit, Department of Psychiatric Neurosciences, Cery, Prilly-Lausanne, Switzerland

Gilbert Greub

gilbert.greub@chuv.ch

Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The immunogenic proteins and corresponding polypeptides identified in this work have been patented for their use in the detection of antibodies against Waddlia chondrophila and in related diagnostic tests, as well as in vaccines (European patent n°09172401.3, 9th October, 2009). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CK BR GG. Performed the experiments: CK FU JL BR. Analyzed the data: CK FU JL BR GG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CK DB GG. Wrote the paper: CK GG.