About the Authors
- John C. Morrill
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Tetsuro Ikegami
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Naoko Yoshikawa-Iwata
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Current address: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musahi-murayama, Tokyo, Japan
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Nandadeva Lokugamage
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Sungyong Won
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Current address: The Department of Genetics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Kaori Terasaki
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Aya Zamoto-Niikura
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Current address: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musahi-murayama, Tokyo, Japan
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- C. J. Peters
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* E-mail: cjpeters@utmb.edu (CJP); shmakino@utmb.edu (SM)
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Shinji Makino
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* E-mail: cjpeters@utmb.edu (CJP); shmakino@utmb.edu (SM)
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JCM TI CJP SM. Performed the experiments: JCM TI NYI NL SW KT. Analyzed the data: JCM TI NYI NL SW KT CJP SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AZN. Wrote the paper: JCM TI NYI SM.