About the Authors

Chad E. Mire

Affiliations Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Joan B. Geisbert

Affiliations Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Andrea Marzi

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Krystle N. Agans

Affiliations Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Heinz Feldmann

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Thomas W. Geisbert

twgeisbe@utmb.edu

Affiliations Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: HF and TWG are named on patent applications for VSV-based vaccines for Ebola and Marburg viruses. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CEM AM HF TWG. Performed the experiments: CEM JBG KNA TWG. Analyzed the data: CEM JBG AM KNA HF TWG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CEM AM HF TWG. Wrote the paper: CEM AM HF TWG.