About the Authors
- Zhi Li
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* E-mail: lizhi_lily@hotmail.com
Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America
- Dennis L. Stevens
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Stephanie M. Hamilton
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Affiliation Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America
- Tanyalak Parimon
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Yongsheng Ma
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
- Angela M. Kearns
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Affiliation Microbiology Services Division, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Richard W. Ellis
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Affiliation Microbiology Department, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, South Shields, United Kingdom
- Amy E. Bryant
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Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, United States of America, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ZL AEB DLS. Performed the experiments: ZL SMH TP. Analyzed the data: ZL AEB DLS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMK YM RWE. Wrote the paper: AEB ZL.