About the Authors
- Geoffrey Férir
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Mariya I. Petrova
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Affiliations Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Bioscience Engineering, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium
- Graciela Andrei
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Dana Huskens
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Bart Hoorelbeke
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Robert Snoeck
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Jos Vanderleyden
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Affiliation Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Jan Balzarini
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Stefan Bartoschek
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Affiliation Sanofi R&D, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Mark Brönstrup
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Affiliation Sanofi R&D, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Roderich D. Süssmuth
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Affiliation Technische Universität Berlin, Fakultät II – Institut für Chemie; Berlin, Germany
- Dominique Schols
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* E-mail: dominique.schols@rega.kuleuven.be
Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by Dormeur Services Inc. Co-authors Stefan Bartoschek and Mark Brönstrup are employed by Sanofi. There are no 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.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GF GA JV JB SB MB RDS DS. Performed the experiments: GF MIP GA DH BH. Analyzed the data: GF MIP GA DH BH RS JV DS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB MB RDS. Wrote the paper: GF MIP JV JB DH MB RDS DS.