About the Authors

Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

chisti@icddrb.org

Affiliations Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh, Clinical Service, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammed Abdus Salam

Affiliation Research Administration Services, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hasan Ashraf

Affiliations Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh, Clinical Service, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abu S. G. Faruque

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh

Pradip Kumar Bardhan

Affiliations Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh, Clinical Service, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abu S. M. S. B. Shahid

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh

K. M. Shahunja

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sumon Kumar Das

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tahmeed Ahmed

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security, International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJC MAS HA ASGF PKB ASMSBS KMS SKD TA. Performed the experiments: MJC MAS HA ASGF PKB ASMSBS KMS SKD TA. Analyzed the data: MJC MAS HA TA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ASGF PKB ASMSBS KMS SKD. Wrote the paper: MJC MAS HA TA. Designed the software used in analysis: MJC MAS HA ASGF. Obtained permission for use of cell line: MJC MAS TA.