About the Authors
- C. Paul Morris
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Sasisekhar Bennuru
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Affiliation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Laura E. Kropp
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Jesse A. Zweben
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Zhaojing Meng
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Affiliation Protein Characterization Laboratory Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research inc., Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Rebekah T. Taylor
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America
- King Chan
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Affiliation Protein Characterization Laboratory Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research inc., Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Timothy D. Veenstra
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Affiliation Protein Characterization Laboratory Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research inc., Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Thomas B. Nutman
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Affiliation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Edward Mitre
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* E-mail: Edward.mitre@usuhs.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: CPM, SB, TBN, and EM have filed a patent application for the use of digestive tract antigens as vaccine candidates in filariasis. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CPM SB TBN EM. Performed the experiments: CPM SB ZM KC RTT. Analyzed the data: CPM SB LEK JAZ ZM EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TDV TBN EM. Wrote the paper: CPM SB TBN EM.