About the Authors
- Eillen J. Rodriguez-Franco
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Yisel M. Cantres-Rosario
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Marines Plaud-Valentin
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Rafael Romeu
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Yolanda Rodríguez
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Richard Skolasky
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, John Hopkins University; Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Viviana Meléndez
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Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Carmen L. Cadilla
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Loyda M. Melendez
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* E-mail: loyda.melendez@upr.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ERF CLC LMM. Performed the experiments: ERF YCR MPV RR YR VM. Analyzed the data: ERF YR RS CLC LMM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LMM RS. Wrote the paper: ERF LMM.