About the Authors

Michael F. Minnick

mike.minnick@mso.umt.edu

Affiliation Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Burt E. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Amorce Lima

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

James M. Battisti

Affiliation Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

Phillip G. Lawyer

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Richard J. Birtles

Affiliation School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.