About the Authors

James M. Battisti

jim.battisti@umontana.edu

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

Phillip G. Lawyer

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

Michael F. Minnick

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMB PGL MFM. Performed the experiments: JMB PGL MFM. Analyzed the data: JMB PGL MFM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMB PGL MFM. Wrote the paper: JMB PGL MFM.