About the Authors
- Joshua M. Costin
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
- Ekachai Jenwitheesuk
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Current address: National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Thailand
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Shee-Mei Lok
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Current address: Program in Emerging Infectious Disease, Duke –NUS Graduate Medical School, and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Elizabeth Hunsperger
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Affiliation Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Kelly A. Conrads
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Affiliation FortéBio, Incorporated, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
- Krystal A. Fontaine
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Current address: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
- Craig R. Rees
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Current address: School of Public Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
- Michael G. Rossmann
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Sharon Isern
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
- Ram Samudrala
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* E-mail: ram@compbio.washington.edu (RS); smichael@fgcu.edu (SFM)
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Scott F. Michael
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* E-mail: ram@compbio.washington.edu (RS); smichael@fgcu.edu (SFM)
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors acknowledge that Florida Gulf Coast University, Tulane University, and the University of Washington have submitted patent applications covering the peptides described in this manuscript.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JMC EJ SI RS SFM. Performed the experiments: JMC EJ SML EH KAC KAF CRR. Analyzed the data: JMC EJ SML KAF MGR SI RS SFM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMC EJ SML MGR SI RS SFM. Wrote the paper: JMC SFM.