About the Authors

Joseph Rodrigue Foe-Essomba

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Camdiagnostic, Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaounde, Cameroon, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon, Department of Mycobacteriology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Sebastien Kenmoe

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Serges Tchatchouang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bacteriology Department, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Donatien Serge Mbaga

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Cyprien Kengne-Ndé

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Evaluation and Research Unit, National AIDS Control Committee, Yaounde, Cameroon

Gadji Mahamat

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Efietngab Atembeh Noura

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Alfloditte Flore Feudjio

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jean Bosco Taya-Fokou

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Sabine Aimee Touangnou-Chamda

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Rachel Audrey Nayang-Mundo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Protestant University of Central Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon

Inès Nyebe

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Larissa Gertrude Djukouo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Cynthia Paola Demeni Emoh

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Hervé Raoul Tazokong

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Arnol Bowo-Ngandji

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Eric Lontchi-Yimagou

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Afi Leslie Kaiyven

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Research, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Mycobacteriology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Richard Njouom

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jean Claude Mbanya

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Wilfred Fon Mbacham

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Biotechnology Centre, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Sara Eyangoh

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

eyangoh@pasteur-yaounde.org

Affiliation Department of Mycobacteriology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.