About the Authors

Fenella D. Halstead

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Maryam Rauf

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Naiem S. Moiemen

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, The Healing Foundation Burns Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Amy Bamford

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, The Healing Foundation Burns Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Christopher M. Wearn

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, The Healing Foundation Burns Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Adam P. Fraise

Affiliation Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Peter A. Lund

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Beryl A. Oppenheim

Affiliations Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Mark A. Webber

m.a.webber@bham.ac.uk

Affiliations NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health research (NIHR) and the Healing Foundation Burns Research Centre. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health or the Healing Foundation.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAW FDH MR APF PAL BAO. Performed the experiments: FDH MR. Analyzed the data: FDH MR NSM AB CMW APF PAL BAO MAW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAW PAL BAO. Wrote the paper: FDH MR PAL NSM PAL BAO MAW.