About the Authors

Gráinne I. Brennan

Affiliations National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland, Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

Yvonne Abbott

Affiliation Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Aisling Burns

Affiliation Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Finola Leonard

Affiliation Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Brenda A. McManus

Affiliation National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland

Brian O’Connell

Affiliations National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland, Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Dublin, Trinity College, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland

David C. Coleman

Affiliation Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

Anna C. Shore

anna.shore@dental.tcd.ie

Affiliations Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland, Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Dublin, Trinity College, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ACS GIB FL DCC BOC. Performed the experiments: GIB YA AB BAM. Analyzed the data: ACS GIB DCC FL AB YA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DCC BOC GIB FL ACS. Wrote the paper: ACS. Edited and approved the manuscript: GIB FL DCC BOC BAM AB YA.