About the Authors
- César de la Fuente-Núñez
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Fany Reffuveille
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Evan F. Haney
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Suzana K. Straus
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Robert E. W. Hancock
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* E-mail: bob@hancocklab.com
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Competing Interests
We have filed a provisional patent application on the use of cationic anti-biofilm peptides (U.S. Patent Application No. 61/870,655) of which CDLFN, EFH and REWH are inventors. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CdlFN FR REWH. Performed the experiments: CdlFN FR EFH SKS. Analyzed the data: CdlFN FR EFH SKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CdlFN FR EFH SKS REWH. Wrote the paper: CdlFN REWH.