About the Authors
- Jan Balzarini
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* E-mail: jan.balzarini@rega.kuleuven.be
Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Graciela Andrei
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Emanuela Balestra
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Dana Huskens
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Christophe Vanpouille
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Affiliation Program of Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Andrea Introini
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Affiliation Program of Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Sonia Zicari
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Affiliation Program of Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Sandra Liekens
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Robert Snoeck
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Antonín Holý
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¶Professor Antonín Holý suddenly died on July 16, 2012. The co-authors would like to dedicate this paper to his memory.
Affiliation Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Carlo-Federico Perno
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Leonid Margolis
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Affiliation Program of Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Dominique Schols
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Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Competing Interests
Jan Balzarini and Antonin Holý are co-inventors of the acyclic nucleoside phosphonates. This did not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials. The other authors declare no competing financial interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JB GA RS EB CFP DH SL DS CV AI SZ LM AH. Performed the experiments: JB GA EB DH SL CV AI SZ. Analyzed the data: JB GA CFP DS LM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AH. Wrote the paper: JB GA DS LM.