About the Authors
- Jawed Iqbal
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Steven McRae
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Thi Mai
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Krishna Banaudha
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Mehuli Sarkar-Dutta
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Gulam Waris
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* E-mail: gulam.waris@rosalindfranklin.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Competing Interests
Gulam Waris is a PLOS ONE Academic Editorial Board member. 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: JI SM TM KB MSD GW. Performed the experiments: JI SM MSD GW. Analyzed the data: JI GW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JI KB GW. Wrote the paper: JI GW.