About the Authors

Sabine M. Lang

Contributed equally to this work with: Sabine M. Lang, Meisha O. F. Bynoe

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Meisha O. F. Bynoe

Contributed equally to this work with: Sabine M. Lang, Meisha O. F. Bynoe

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Roshan Karki

Current address: Western Connecticut Health Network, Biomedical Research Institute, Danbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Michael A. Tartell

Current address: Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Robert E. Means

robert.means@yale.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Co-author Robert Means currently is a member of the editorial board for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: REM SML MB. Performed the experiments: REM SML MB RK MAT. Analyzed the data: REM SML MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: REM SML MB. Wrote the paper: REM SML MB.