About the Authors

Anja Lüttich

Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knoell Institute Jena (HKI), Jena, Germany

Sascha Brunke

Affiliations Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knoell Institute Jena (HKI), Jena, Germany, Center of Sepsis Control and Care, Jena, Germany

Bernhard Hube

Affiliations Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knoell Institute Jena (HKI), Jena, Germany, Center of Sepsis Control and Care, Jena, Germany, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Ilse D. Jacobsen

Ilse.jacobsen@hki-jena.de

Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knoell Institute Jena (HKI), Jena, Germany

Competing Interests

Co-author IJ is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: AL SB BH IJ. Performed the experiments: AL SB IJ. Analyzed the data: AL SB BH IJ. Wrote the paper: AL IJ. Designed the software for generation time calculation: SB. Obtained permission for use of cell line: BH.