About the Authors

Patricia A. Jorquera

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Youngjoo Choi

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Katie E. Oakley

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Thomas J. Powell

Affiliation Artificial Cell Technologies, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

James G. Boyd

Affiliation Artificial Cell Technologies, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Naveen Palath

Affiliation Artificial Cell Technologies, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Lia M. Haynes

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Larry J. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ralph A. Tripp

ratripp@uga.edu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PAJ RAT TJP LMH LJA. Performed the experiments: PAJ YC KEO. Analyzed the data: PAJ KEO RAT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TJP JGB NP. Wrote the manuscript: PAJ KEO RAT.