Horwell, Edward
Freer-Smith, Charlotte
Hong, Huynh A.
Bearn, Philip
Cutting, Simon M.
Article History
Received: 20 August 2024
Accepted: 30 May 2026
First Online: 11 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All experimental work on animals conformed to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the UK Home Office (project licence number = 70/8276) as well as our institution’s Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body. This study was designed and reported in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0 (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments).
Competing interests: SMC is CEO of SporeGen Ltd., there are no financial interests from this work.