About the Authors

Hindra

Affiliation Department of Biology and Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Matthew J. Moody

Affiliation Department of Biology and Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Stephanie E. Jones

Affiliation Department of Biology and Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Marie A. Elliot

melliot@mcmaster.ca

Affiliation Department of Biology and Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

Marie Elliot has previously served as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE, but is not currently serving in this capacity. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HH MAE. Performed the experiments: HH MJM SEJ. Analyzed the data: HH MJM SEJ MAE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HH MJM SEJ MAE. Wrote the paper: HH MAE. Provided editorial comments: MJM SEJ.