About the Authors

Joshua A. Fields

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of America, Department of Natural Sciences, Georgia Military College - Augusta, Augusta, GA, 30907, United States of America

Jiaqi Li

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of America

Connor J. Gulbronson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, United States of America

David R. Hendrixson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, United States of America

Stuart A. Thompson

stthomps@augusta.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAF JL CJG DRH SAT. Performed the experiments: JAF JL CJG. Analyzed the data: JAF JL CJG DRH SAT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAF JL CJG DRH SAT. Wrote the paper: JAF JL CJG DRH SAT.