About the Authors

Hlumani Ndlovu

Affiliation International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Mathew Darby

Affiliation International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Monika Froelich

Affiliation Institute for Virology and Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

William Horsnell

Affiliation International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Fred Lühder

Affiliation Department of Neuroimmunology, Institute of Multiple Sclerosis Research and The Hertie Foundation, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Thomas Hünig

Affiliation Institute for Virology and Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Frank Brombacher

brombacherfrank@gmail.com

Affiliation International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HN FB WH TH. Performed the experiments: HN MD MF. Analyzed the data: HN FB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HN MF WH FL TH FB. Wrote the paper: HN FB TH.