About the Authors

Stephen W. Tuffs

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

David B. A. James

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United Kingdom

Jovanka Bestebroer

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department Medical Microbiology, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands

Amy C. Richards

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Mariya I. Goncheva

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Marie O’Shea

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Bryan A. Wee

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Keun Seok Seo

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States

Patrick M. Schlievert

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Andreas Lengeling

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Jos A. van Strijp

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department Medical Microbiology, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands

Victor J. Torres

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United Kingdom

J. Ross Fitzgerald

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

ross.fitzgerald@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, Scotland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.