About the Authors

Eric J. Kalivoda

Current address: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Affiliation Charles T. Campbell Laboratory of Ophthalmic Microbiology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Unites States of America

Kimberly M. Brothers

Affiliation Charles T. Campbell Laboratory of Ophthalmic Microbiology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Unites States of America

Nicholas A. Stella

Affiliation Charles T. Campbell Laboratory of Ophthalmic Microbiology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Unites States of America

Matthew J. Schmitt

Affiliation Charles T. Campbell Laboratory of Ophthalmic Microbiology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Unites States of America

Robert M. Q. Shanks

shanksrm@upmc.edu

Affiliation Charles T. Campbell Laboratory of Ophthalmic Microbiology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Unites States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EJK RMQS. Performed the experiments: EJK KMB NAS MJS RMQS. Analyzed the data: EJK KMB NAS RMQS. Wrote the paper: EJK KMB NAS RMQS.