About the Authors

Calvin A. Henard

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

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

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

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Lynn Soong

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.