About the Authors
- Barbara Nesta
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Maria Valeri
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Angela Spagnuolo
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Roberto Rosini
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Marirosa Mora
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Paolo Donato
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Christopher J. Alteri
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Mariangela Del Vecchio
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Scilla Buccato
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Alfredo Pezzicoli
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Isabella Bertoldi
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Lapo Buzzigoli
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Giovanna Tuscano
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Maria Falduto
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Valentina Rippa
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Yaqoub Ashhab
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Affiliation Biotechnology Research Center, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine
- Giuliano Bensi
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Maria Rita Fontana
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Kate L. Seib
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Affiliation Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia
- Harry L. T. Mobley
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Mariagrazia Pizza
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Marco Soriani
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* E-mail: marco.soriani@novartis.com
Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
- Laura Serino
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Affiliation Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Srl, Siena, Italy
Competing Interests
BN, MV, AS, RR, MM, PD, MDV, SB, AP, IB, LB, GT, MF, VR, GB, MRF, MP, LS and MS are employed by Novartis Vaccines s.r.l. (Siena, Italy). This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BN MV MS LS MRF HLTM MP. Performed the experiments: BN MV RR AP AS CJA PD LB SB. Analyzed the data: BN MV MS LS MRF GB MM YA SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MDV VR IB GT MF. Wrote the paper: MS LS BN MP KLS HLTM MRF PD.