About the Authors

Kahina Maya Makhloufi

Affiliation Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms (MCAM), UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Alyssa Carré-Mlouka

Affiliation Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms (MCAM), UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Jean Peduzzi

peduzzi@mnhn.fr

Affiliation Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms (MCAM), UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Carine Lombard

Affiliation Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms (MCAM), UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Carol Ann van Reenen

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Leon Milner Theodore Dicks

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Sylvie Rebuffat

Affiliation Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms (MCAM), UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ACM JP SR. Performed the experiments: KMM CL ACM. Analyzed the data: KMM ACM JP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAVR LMTD. Wrote the paper: KMM ACM JP SR.