About the Authors

Mathew L. Frankel

Affiliation Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Marc A. Demeter

Affiliation Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Joe A. Lemire

Affiliation Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Raymond J. Turner

turner@ucalgary.ca

Affiliation Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAD. Performed the experiments: MLF. Analyzed the data: MLF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJT. Wrote the paper: MLF MAD JAL RJT. Expertise related to metal chemistry: JAL.