About the Authors

Timothy J. Dallman

Affiliation Gastrointestinial Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Marie A. Chattaway

Affiliation Gastrointestinial Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Lauren A. Cowley

Affiliation Gastrointestinial Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Michel Doumith

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Rediat Tewolde

Affiliation Applied Laboratory and Bio- Informatics Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

David J. Wooldridge

Affiliation Department for Bio-analysis and Horizon Technologies, Next Generation Sequencing, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Anthony Underwood

Affiliation Applied Laboratory and Bio- Informatics Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Derren Ready

Affiliation Public Health Laboratory London, Barts & The London Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom

John Wain

Affiliation Innovation Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Kirsty Foster

Affiliation North East Public Health England Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Kathie A. Grant

Affiliation Gastrointestinial Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Claire Jenkins

claire.jenkins@phe.gov.uk

Affiliation Gastrointestinial Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TD LC MD RT AU KF KG CJ. Performed the experiments: TD MC LC DW DR KF CJ. Analyzed the data: TD LC CJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TD LC MD JW DR KF. Wrote the paper: TD KF KG CJ.