About the Authors

Elisabetta Loggi

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Florian K. Bihl

Affiliation Gastroenterology Section, Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland

Carmela Cursaro

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Camilla Granieri

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Silvia Galli

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Lucia Brodosi

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giuliano Furlini

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Mauro Bernardi

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Christian Brander

Affiliations AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa - HIVACAT, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Autonomous University Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain

Pietro Andreone

pietro.andreone@unibo.it

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Scinces, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EL CB PA. Performed the experiments: EL CG. Analyzed the data: EL FKB MB CB PA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CC SG LB GF. Wrote the paper: EL CB PA.