About the Authors

Tracy L. DiMezzo

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Gordon Ruthel

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Ernst E. Brueggemann

Affiliation Integrated Toxicology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Harry B. Hines

Affiliation Integrated Toxicology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Wilson J. Ribot

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Carol E. Chapman

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Bradford S. Powell

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Susan L. Welkos

susan.welkos@amedd.army.mil

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TLD GR HBH WJR SW. Performed the experiments: TLD GR EEB CEC. Analyzed the data: TLD GR EEB CEC SW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TLD HBH WJR BSP SW. Wrote the paper: TLD SW.