About the Authors

Jutatip Panaampon

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Nathamon Ngaosuwankul

Affiliations Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Ornpreya Suptawiwat

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Pirom Noisumdaeng

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Kantima Sangsiriwut

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Bunpote Siridechadilok

Affiliation National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

Hatairat Lerdsamran

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Prasert Auewarakul

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Phisanu Pooruk

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Pilaipan Puthavathana

siput@mahidol.ac.th

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Disease, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: P. Puthavathana. Performed the experiments: JP NN OS KS P. Pooruk. Analyzed the data: NN PN BS HL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: P. Puthavathana PA. Wrote the paper: P. Puthavathana.