About the Authors

Natalia Malachowa

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Scott D. Kobayashi

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Adeline R. Porter

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Kevin R. Braughton

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Dana P. Scott

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Donald J. Gardner

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Dominique M. Missiakas

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Olaf Schneewind

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Frank R. DeLeo

fdeleo@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NM SDK DMM OS FRD. Performed the experiments: NM SDK ARP KRB DPS DJG. Analyzed the data: NM SDK DPS DMM OS FRD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DMM OS. Wrote the paper: NM SDK FRD.