About the Authors
- Christopher J. Stewart
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Emma C. L. Marrs
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Andrew Nelson
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Clare Lanyon
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- John D. Perry
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Nicholas D. Embleton
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Affiliation Newcastle Neonatal Service, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Stephen P. Cummings
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* E-mail: stephen.cummings@unn.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Janet E. Berrington
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Affiliation Newcastle Neonatal Service, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SPC CJS JEB. Performed the experiments: CJS AN ECLM. Analyzed the data: CJS CL SPC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JDP NDE JEB. Wrote the manuscript: CJS SPC JEB NDE JDP.