About the Authors

Robert A. Gaultney

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Edwin C. James Medical Research Facility Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Tammy Gonzalez

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Edwin C. James Medical Research Facility Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Angela M. Floden

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Edwin C. James Medical Research Facility Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Catherine A. Brissette

catherine.brissette@med.und.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Edwin C. James Medical Research Facility Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CAB RAG. Performed the experiments: CAB RAG TG AMF. Analyzed the data: CAB RAG TG AMF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAB RAG TG AMF. Wrote the paper: CAB RAG.