About the Authors
- Safdar Jawaid
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Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Heather Seidle
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Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Weidong Zhou
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Affiliations Department of Molecular and Microbiology, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Hafsa Abdirahman
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Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Maher Abadeer
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Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Joseph H. Hix
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Affiliations Department of Molecular and Microbiology, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Monique L. van Hoek
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Affiliations Department of Molecular and Microbiology, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
- Robin D. Couch
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* E-mail: rcouch@gmu.edu
Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SJ HS WZ HA MA JHH MLvH RC. Performed the experiments: SJ HS WZ HA MA JHH RC. Analyzed the data: SJ HS WZ HA MA JHH MLvH RC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RC. Wrote the paper: RC.