About the Authors
- Francesca Mancini
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliations Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Elisabetta Monaci
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Giuseppe Lofano
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Current address: Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Affiliations Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Antonina Torre
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Marta Bacconi
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliations Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Simona Tavarini
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Chiara Sammicheli
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Letizia Arcidiacono
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Bruno Galletti
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Donatello Laera
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Michele Pallaoro
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Giovanna Tuscano
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Maria Rita Fontana
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Giuliano Bensi
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Guido Grandi
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Current address: Centre for Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Silvia Rossi-Paccani
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Sandra Nuti
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Rino Rappuoli
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Ennio De Gregorio
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Fabio Bagnoli
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Elisabetta Soldaini
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* E-mail: elisabetta.x.soldaini@gsk.com
Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
- Sylvie Bertholet
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Current address: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines S.r.l., Siena, Italy
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, S.r.l., Research Center, Siena, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: Salaries for all authors were provided by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics S.r.l. during completion of the experimental studies contained herein. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all PLoS One policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FM EM MRF GB GG RR EDG FB ES SB. Performed the experiments: FM EM GL AT MB LA DL GT SR-P ES. Analyzed the data: FM EM AT GT MRF BG MP SR-P GB SN ES SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ST CS. Wrote the paper: FM FB ES SB.