About the Authors
- Lei Deng
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Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
- Lorena Itatí Ibañez
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Current address: ICT-Milstein—CONICET, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
- Veronique Van den Bossche
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Current Address: Current address Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium Correspondence to: Xavier Saelens, Technologiepark 927 B-9052 Zwijnaarde (Ghent) Belgium
Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
- Kenny Roose
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Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
- Sameh A. Youssef
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Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Alain de Bruin
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Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Walter Fiers
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Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
- Xavier Saelens
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* E-mail: Xavier.Saelens@vib-Ugent.be
Affiliations Medical Biotechnology Center, VIB, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, Ghent, Belgium
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Walter Fiers is an inventor of patents WO05/055957, WO02/074795 and WO99/07839 which relate to the use of M2e as a vaccine. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LD LII KR WF XS. Performed the experiments: LD LII VV KR SAY AdB. Analyzed the data: LD LII KR WF XS SAY AdB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KR WF XS. Wrote the paper: LD XS.