About the Authors

Zarina J. D'Costa

Affiliation Virus Research Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Carol Jolly

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Elliot J. Androphy

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Andrew Mercer

Affiliation Virus Research Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Charles M. Matthews

Affiliation Virus Research Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Merilyn H. Hibma

merilyn.hibma@otago.ac.nz

Affiliation Virus Research Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ZD MH CM EA AM CJ. Performed the experiments: ZD CM CJ. Analyzed the data: ZD MH CM CJ EA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJ EA ZD MH. Wrote the paper: ZD MH CM CJ EA AM.