About the Authors

Thanatchaporn Bartpho

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Melioidosis Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Thidathip Wongsurawat

Affiliation National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Melioidosis Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Adel M. Talaat

Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri

Affiliation National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

Rasana W. Sermswan

rasana@kku.ac.th

Affiliations Melioidosis Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RWS AT NK SW. Performed the experiments: TB TW. Analyzed the data: TB TW RWS NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RWS NK AT. Wrote the paper: RWS TB NK.