About the Authors

Monique Donnert

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany

Sarah Elsheikh

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany

Alejandro Arce-Rodriguez

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany

Vinay Pawar

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany, Department of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Peter Braubach

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung [DZL]), Hannover, Germany

Danny Jonigk

Roles Resources

Affiliations Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung [DZL]), Hannover, Germany

Axel Haverich

Roles Resources

Affiliations Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung [DZL]), Hannover, Germany, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Siegfried Weiss

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany, Department of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Mathias Müsken

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany, Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany

Susanne Häussler

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Susanne.haeussler@helmholtz-hzi.de

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany, Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Monique Donnert was unable to confirm her authorship contributions. On her behalf, the corresponding author has reported her contributions to the best of her knowledge.