About the Authors

Malene Bek-Thomsen

Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Hans B. Lomholt

Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Carsten Scavenius

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Jan J. Enghild

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Holger Brüggemann

brueggemann@microbiology.au.dk

Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Competing Interests

Co-author Holger Brüggemann is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MBT HBL CS JJE HB. Performed the experiments: MBT HBL CS. Analyzed the data: MBT CS HB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CS JJE. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MBT HBL HB.