About the Authors

Robert A. Hirst

Contributed equally to this work with: Robert A. Hirst, Claire L. Jackson

Affiliation Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Claire L. Jackson

Contributed equally to this work with: Robert A. Hirst, Claire L. Jackson

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Janice L. Coles

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Gwyneth Williams

Affiliation Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Andrew Rutman

Affiliation Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Patricia M. Goggin

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Elizabeth C. Adam

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Anthony Page

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Hazel J. Evans

Affiliation Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Peter M. Lackie

Affiliation Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Christopher O’Callaghan

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Child Health, University College London & Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Jane S. Lucas

jlucas1@soton.ac.uk

Affiliations Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSL CLJ RAH. Performed the experiments: CLJ JLC RAH ECA PMG AR GW AP. Analyzed the data: JSL CLJ RAH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSL HE CO PML. Wrote the paper: JSL RH CLJ. Responsible for HSV analysis and ALI culture in Southampton: CLJ JLC EA. Responsible for HSV and ALI culture in Leicester: RAH GW. Conducted EM analysis: PMG AP AR. Developed the FFT algorithm with Image J22 software used in Southampton: PML. Clinical leads for the diagnostic service: CO HE JSL.