About the Authors

Sander van Boheemen

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Theo M. Bestebroer

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Josanne H. Verhagen

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Suzan D. Pas

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Sander Herfst

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ron A. M. Fouchier

r.fouchier@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

Author Dr. Fouchier acts as an editor for PLoS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SB TB AO SH RF. Performed the experiments: SB TB JV SP SH. Analyzed the data: SB TB SH RF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JV SP. Wrote the paper: SB RF.