About the Authors

Inderdeep Kaur

Contributed equally to this work with: Inderdeep Kaur, Munish Puri

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Fermentation and Protein Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

Munish Puri

Contributed equally to this work with: Inderdeep Kaur, Munish Puri

Current address: Centre for Biotechnology (BioDeakin), Geelong Technology Precinct, Waurn Ponds, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

Affiliation Fermentation and Protein Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

Zahra Ahmed

Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Fabien P. Blanchet

Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Bastien Mangeat

bastien.mangeat@unige.ch (BM); piguetv@cardiff.ac.uk (VP)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Vincent Piguet

bastien.mangeat@unige.ch (BM); piguetv@cardiff.ac.uk (VP)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IK MP BM VP. Performed the experiments: IK BM. Analyzed the data: IK MP BM VP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BM VP. Wrote the paper: IK MP BM VP. Performed the two experiments the reviewers wanted: ZA. Designed the two experiments the reviewers wanted: ZA FPB. Analyzed the data for the two experiments: ZA FPB. Wrote part of the manuscript related to the two experiments as asked by reviewers: FPB.