About the Authors

Marianna Feretzaki

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Sarah E. Hardison

Current address: Aberdeen Fungal Group, Section of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Floyd L. Wormley Jr

Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Joseph Heitman

heitm001@duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that one of the co-authors, Dr. Floyd L. Wormley Jr., is a PLOS ONE editorial board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MF JH SEH. Performed the experiments: MF SEH. Analyzed the data: MF SEH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SEH FLW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MF JH.