About the Authors
- Heather R. Williamson
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* E-mail: hwillia8@utk.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Mark E. Benbow
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Khoa D. Nguyen
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Dia C. Beachboard
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Ryan K. Kimbirauskas
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Mollie D. McIntosh
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Charles Quaye
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Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Edwin O. Ampadu
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Affiliation National Buruli ulcer Control Programme, Disease Control Unit - GHS, Accra, Ghana
- Daniel Boakye
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Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Richard W. Merritt
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Pamela L. C. Small
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HW MB RK PS. Performed the experiments: HW MB KN DCB RK MM CQ. Analyzed the data: HW MB KN DCB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HW MB DB EA RM PS. Wrote the paper: HW MB RM PS.