About the Authors
- Werner J. D. Ouwendijk
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Ravi Mahalingam
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Rik L. de Swart
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Bart L. Haagmans
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Geert van Amerongen
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Sarah Getu
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Don Gilden
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Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
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Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Georges M. G. M. Verjans
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* E-mail: g.verjans@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Competing Interests
Co-author ADMEO wishes to declare, for the avoidance of any misunderstanding on competing interests, that he co-founded and is chief scientific officer of Viroclinics Biosciences, a company set up in collaboration with Erasmus MC. However, for clarification, no materials or support were received from the company, and no agreements were in place concerning the execution or publication of this work. This does not alter our adherence to all PLoS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials. The authors have no additional financial interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WJDO RM BLH ADMEO GMGMV. Performed the experiments: WJDO GvA SG. Analyzed the data: WJDO RLdS BLH SG GMGMV. Wrote the paper: WJDO RM RLdS BLH DG ADMEO GMGMV.