About the Authors

Vanessa Sue Wacleche

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nicolas Chomont

Affiliation VGTI-Florida, Port St Lucie, Florida, United States of America

Annie Gosselin

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Patricia Monteiro

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, INSERM Unit 743, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Mathieu Goupil

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Hassen Kared

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Cécile Tremblay

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nicole Bernard

Affiliation Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel

Affiliation Division of Hematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jean-Pierre Routy

Affiliations INSERM Unit 743, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Division of Hematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Immunodeficiency Service, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Petronela Ancuta

petronela.ancuta@umontreal.ca

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)-Research Center, Saint-Luc Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, INSERM Unit 743, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VSW NC HK PA. Performed the experiments: VSW NC AG PM MG HK. Analyzed the data: VSW NC CT NB MRB JPR PA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CT NB MRB JPR. Wrote the paper: VSW NC PM NB PA.