About the Authors

Karin M. Brandt

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Alexander Mellmann

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Britta Ballhausen

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Christian Jenke

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Peter J. van der Wolf

Affiliation Pig Health Department, Animal Health Service (AHS), Deventer, The Netherlands

Els M. Broens

Affiliation Veterinary Microbiological Diagnostic Centre, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Karsten Becker

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Robin Köck

robin.koeck@ukmuenster.de

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RK AM KB. Performed the experiments: KMB BB CJ. Analyzed the data: KMB CJ RK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EMB PvdW CJ KB. Wrote the paper: KMB RK.