About the Authors
- Patrick Müller
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Affiliation The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Dagmar G. Alber
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Affiliation The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Lynne Turnbull
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Affiliation The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ralf C. Schlothauer
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Affiliation Comvita NZ Limited, Te Puke, New Zealand
- Dee A. Carter
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Affiliation School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Cynthia B. Whitchurch
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Affiliation The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Elizabeth J. Harry
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* E-mail: Elizabeth.Harry@uts.edu.au
Affiliation The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Comvita NZ, Ltd. provided partial funding for the work described in the manuscript and is the employer of Ralf C. Schlothauer. Manuka honey was provided by Comvita NZ, Ltd. Dee Carter is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content: PM DA LT RS DC CW EH. Conceived and designed the experiments: PM DA DC CW EH. Performed the experiments: PM DA. Analyzed the data: PM DA LT RS DC CW EH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LT RS DC CW EH. Wrote the paper: PM EH DC.