About the Authors
- Linda L. Theisen
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Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Clemens A. J. Erdelmeier
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Affiliation Department of Preclinical Research, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Gilles A. Spoden
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Fatima Boukhallouk
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Aurélie Sausy
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Affiliation Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Luise Florin
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Claude P. Muller
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* E-mail: 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.