About the Authors

Ryan J. Blower

Affiliation George Mason University, School of Systems Biology, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Stephanie M. Barksdale

Affiliation George Mason University, School of Systems Biology, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Monique L. van Hoek

mvanhoek@gmu.edu

Affiliations George Mason University, School of Systems Biology, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, George Mason University, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJB SMB MLvH. Performed the experiments: RJB. Analyzed the data: RJB SMB MLvH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJB SMB MLvH. Wrote the paper: RJB SMB MLvH.