About the Authors

Tim-Henrik Bruun

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Katharina Mühlbauer

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Thomas Benen

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Alexander Kliche

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Ralf Wagner

ralf.wagner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: THB KM TB AK RW. Performed the experiments: THB KM AK. Analyzed the data: THB KM TB AK RW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: THB KM TB AK RW. Wrote the paper: THB KM TB AK RW.