About the Authors

Linda L. Theisen

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Clemens A. J. Erdelmeier

Affiliation Department of Preclinical Research, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany

Gilles A. Spoden

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Fatima Boukhallouk

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Aurélie Sausy

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Luise Florin

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Claude P. Muller

Claude.Muller@crp-sante.lu

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Competing Interests

CAJE is an employee of Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG., whose company partly funded this study. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: LLT LF CPM. Performed the experiments: LLT CAJE FB AS GAS. Analyzed the data: LLT CAJE LF GAS. Wrote the paper: LLT LF CPM. Revised the manuscript: LLT CAJE GAS FB AS LF CPM.