About the Authors

Bevan Sawatsky

Current address: Division of Veterinary Medicine, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Langen, Germany

Affiliations Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Alexander J. McAuley

Affiliations Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Michael R. Holbrook

Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, Untied States of America, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Integrated Research Facility, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Dennis A. Bente

dabente@utmb.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BS AJM MRH DAB. Performed the experiments: BS AJM MRH DAB. Analyzed the data: BS AJM DAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRH DAB. Wrote the paper: BS AJM MRH DAB.