About the Authors
- Calvin A. Henard
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Eric D. Carlsen
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, M.D.-Ph.D. Combined Degree Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Christie Hay
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Peter E. Kima
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Lynn Soong
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* E-mail: lysoong@utmb.edu
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, 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: CAH. Performed the experiments: CAH. Analyzed the data: CAH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PEK EDC CH LS. Wrote the paper: CAH LS.