About the Authors
- Jeeba A. Kuriakose
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Simone Miyashiro
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Tian Luo
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Bing Zhu
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Jere W. McBride
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* E-mail: jemcbrid@utmb.edu
Affiliations Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JAK JWM. Performed the experiments: JAK. Analyzed the data: JAK SM JWM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAK JWM. Wrote the paper: JAK JWM. Assisted with tick cell culture: TL. Contributed to microarray design: BZ. Assisted in RNA extraction and quality analysis: SM. Read, revised and approved the final manuscript: JAK SM TL BZ JWM.