About the Authors
- A. Malik Tareen
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Affiliation University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany
- Carsten G. K. Lüder
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Affiliation University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany
- Andreas E. Zautner
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Affiliations University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany, University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Clinical Chemistry/Central Laboratory, Göttingen, Germany
- Uwe Groß
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Affiliation University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany
- Markus M. Heimesaat
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Affiliation Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Berlin, Germany
- Stefan Bereswill
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Affiliation Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Berlin, Germany
- Raimond Lugert
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* E-mail: rlugert@gwdg.de
Affiliation University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany
Competing Interests
Markus M. Heimesaat and Stefan Bereswill currently serve as editors for this journal. 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: RL AMT UG. Performed the experiments: AMT AEZ CGKL. Analyzed the data: AMT RL MMH SB CGKL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMT RL AEZ UG. Wrote the paper: RL UG MMH SB.