About the Authors
- Mingli Liu
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Audu S. Amodu
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Sidney Pitts
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- John Patrickson
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jacqueline M. Hibbert
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Monica Battle
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jonathan K. Stiles
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* E-mail: jstiles@msm.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ML JKS JMH SFOA. Performed the experiments: ML ASA SP JP MB. Analyzed the data: ML ASA SP JP JKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ML ASA SP JP. Wrote the paper: ML JKS. Designed the software used in analysis: ML JKS. Obtained permission for use of cell line: ML JKS.