About the Authors

Xiangfeng Zhao

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Jianping Dai

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Xuejun Xiao

Affiliation Department of Nursing, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China

Liqi Wu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Jun Zeng

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Jiangtao Sheng

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Jinghua Su

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Xiaoxuan Chen

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Gefei Wang

kslistuedu@sohu.com (KsL); silvermask007@163.com (GfW)

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Kangsheng Li

kslistuedu@sohu.com (KsL); silvermask007@163.com (GfW)

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XfZ KsL GfW. Performed the experiments: XfZ JpD LqW JZ XxC. Analyzed the data: XfZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XjX JtS JhS. Wrote the paper: XfZ. Helpful discussions: KsL GfW JpD.