About the Authors

Lisa Seifert

Affiliation Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Ingrid Wiechmann

Affiliation Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Michaela Harbeck

Affiliation State Collection for Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy, Munich, Germany

Astrid Thomas

Current address: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany

Gisela Grupe

Affiliation Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Michaela Projahn

Current address: Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany

Holger C. Scholz

Holger1scholz@bundeswehr.org

Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany

Julia M. Riehm

Current address: Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service Munich, Germany

Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMR HCS MH GG MP. Performed the experiments: LS AT. Analyzed the data: JMR HCS LS IW MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMR HCS MH GG. Wrote the paper: HCS JMR LS IW.