About the Authors

Pilou L. H. R. Janssens

plhr.janssens@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

John Penders

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Rick Hursel

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Andries E. Budding

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Paul H. M. Savelkoul

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

P.L.H.R. Janssens, J. Penders, R. Hursel, and M.S. Westerterp-Plantenga have no conflicts of interest. A.E. Budding and P.H.M. Savelkoul have proprietary rights on the IS-pro platform technology. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PLHRJ RH MSW–P. Performed the experiments: PLHRJ. Analyzed the data: PLHRJ AEB JP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PLHRJ AEB JP. Wrote the paper: PLHRJ JP. Had primary responsibility for final content: PLHRJ JP PHMS MSW–P.