About the Authors

Shiwanthi L. Ranasinghe

Shiwanthi.Ranasinghe@qimrberghofer.edu.au (SLR); Don.McManus@qimrberghofer.edu.au (DPM)

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Katja Fischer

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Wenbao Zhang

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia, Department of Biochemistry, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, Clinical Medical Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Geoffrey N. Gobert

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Donald P. McManus

Shiwanthi.Ranasinghe@qimrberghofer.edu.au (SLR); Don.McManus@qimrberghofer.edu.au (DPM)

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLR KF DPM WZ GNG. Performed the experiments: SLR. Analyzed the data: SLR KF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DPM WZ KF. Wrote the paper: SLR DPM GNG KF.