About the Authors

Louis S. Ates

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Aniek D. van der Woude

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Department of Molecular Microbiology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Jovanka Bestebroer

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Gunny van Stempvoort

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

René J. P. Musters

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Daisy I. Picavet

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam the Netherlands

Robert van de Weerd

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Massimiliano Maletta

Affiliation Eyen SE, Prague, Czech Republic

Coenraad P. Kuijl

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Nicole N. van der Wel

N.N.vanderwel@amc.uva.nl (NNvdW); W.Bitter@vumc.nl (WB)

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam the Netherlands

Wilbert Bitter

N.N.vanderwel@amc.uva.nl (NNvdW); W.Bitter@vumc.nl (WB)

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Department of Molecular Microbiology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

MM is employed by Eyen SE, but did not receive funding for his collaboration on this project. Eyen SE has not been financially involved in the development of this manuscript or the data and methods therein. These data do not financially benefit Eyen SE by any products, patents or other interests. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LSA ADvdW JB CPK NNvdW WB. Performed the experiments: LSA ADvdW JB GvS RvdW RJPM JJGV DIP MM CPK. Analyzed the data: LSA RJPM JJGV CPK NNvdW WB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJPM JJGV. Wrote the paper: LSA RJPM JJGV RvdW CPK NNvdW WB.