About the Authors

Xudong Bao

Affiliations Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China, Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Johannes Jacob de Soet

Affiliation Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Huichun Tong

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Xuejun Gao

Affiliation Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

Libang He

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Cor van Loveren

Affiliation Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dong Mei Deng

d.deng@acta.nl

Affiliation Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XDB JJDS XJG CVL DMD. Performed the experiments: XDB LBH DMD. Analyzed the data: XDB JJDS CVL DMD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XDB HCT CVL DMD. Wrote the paper: XDB HCT JJDS CVL DMD.