About the Authors

François Guérin

Affiliations CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe “Antibio-résistance”), F-14032 Caen, France

Marc Galimand

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité des Agents Antibactériens, Paris, France

Fabrice Tuambilangana

Affiliation CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France

Patrice Courvalin

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité des Agents Antibactériens, Paris, France

Vincent Cattoir

cattoir-v@chu-caen.fr

Affiliations CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe “Antibio-résistance”), F-14032 Caen, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FG VC. Performed the experiments: FG FT. Analyzed the data: FG MG PC VC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FG VC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: FG MG PC VC.