About the Authors

Nur Siti K. Ramli

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chua Eng Guan

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sheila Nathan

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Jamuna Vadivelu

jamuna@ummc.edu.my

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NSKR JV. Performed the experiments: NSKR. Analyzed the data: NSKR CEG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JV. Wrote the paper: NSKR CEG JV. Edited manuscript: CEG JV SN.