About the Authors

Caitlin O'Mahony

Affiliation Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Paul Scully

Affiliation Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

David O'Mahony

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Sharon Murphy

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Frances O'Brien

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Anne Lyons

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Graham Sherlock

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

John MacSharry

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Barry Kiely

Affiliation Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Fergus Shanahan

Affiliation Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Liam O'Mahony

liam.omahony@ucc.ie

Affiliations Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Alimentary Health Ltd., University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors are affiliated with a multi-departmental university campus-based research company (Alimentary Health Ltd.), which investigates host-flora interactions and the therapeutic manipulation of these interactions in various human and animal disorders. The content of this article was neither influenced nor constrained by this fact.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CO JM BK FS LO. Performed the experiments: CO PS DO SM FO AL GS JM LO. Analyzed the data: CO PS DO SM AL GS JM LO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LO. Wrote the paper: CO JM BK FS LO.