The Staphylococcus aureus superantigen SElX is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits neutrophil function

• 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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-7822

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• David B. A. James,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

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

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• Jovanka Bestebroer,

  Roles Resources

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-735X

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• Amy C. Richards,

  Roles Formal analysis

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-224X

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• Mariya I. Goncheva,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-6060

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• Marie O’Shea,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

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

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• Bryan A. Wee,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6135-5903

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• Keun Seok Seo,

  Roles Formal analysis

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-9680

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• 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

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• Andreas Lengeling,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

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

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• Jos A. van Strijp,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision

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

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• 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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7126-0489

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• J. Ross Fitzgerald

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

  * E-mail: ross.fitzgerald@roslin.ed.ac.uk

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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-8468

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