About the Authors

Daisuke Fukuda

Contributed equally to this work with: Daisuke Fukuda, Anthony S. Haines

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Anthony S. Haines

Contributed equally to this work with: Daisuke Fukuda, Anthony S. Haines

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Zhongshu Song

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

Annabel C. Murphy

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

Joanne Hothersall

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Elton R. Stephens

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Rachel Gurney

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Russell J. Cox

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

John Crosby

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

Christine L. Willis

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

Thomas J. Simpson

Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, United Kingdom

Christopher M. Thomas

C.M.THOMAS@bham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

This work was funded by a grant from the UK Research Councils BBSRC and EPSRC. Daisuke Fukuda was still an employee of the company Daiichi-Sankyo while he was seconded to the University of Birmingham.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMT TJS CLW RJC JC ASH DF JH ACM. Performed the experiments: DF ASH ACM ZS ERS JH CMT ERS RG. Analyzed the data: DF ASH ACM ZS JH TJS CW JC RJC RG CMT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DF ASH TJS CMT. Wrote the paper: CMT DF ASH JH ACM ZS TJS CLW RJC JC RG. Obtained permission to use the bacterial strain: DF CMT. Obtained permission from Daiichi Sankyo to publish the content: DF.