About the Authors

Sean P. Graham

grahasp@auburn.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Hassan K. Hassan

Affiliation Global Health Infectious Disease Research Program, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Craig Guyer

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Thomas R. Unnasch

Affiliation Global Health Infectious Disease Research Program, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SG. Performed the experiments: SG HKH NDBC. Analyzed the data: SG CG. Wrote the paper: SG CG TRU.