About the Authors
- Saori Yoneda
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Affiliation Department of Oral Medical Science, Ohu University, Fukushima, Japan
- Brandon Loeser
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Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Joseph Feng
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Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- John Dmytryk
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Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Fengxia Qi
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America, Division of Oral Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Justin Merritt
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* E-mail: justin-merritt@ouhsc.edu
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America, Division of Oral Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Competing Interests
Author Justin Merritt is currently serving as an Academic Editor at PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria. The authors declare that there are no competing interests in this study.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SY JM. Performed the experiments: SY BL. Analyzed the data: SY BL FQ JM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JF JD. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: FQ JM. None.