About the Authors

Sara Christianson

sara.christianson@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology, National Microbiology Laboratory Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dylan Voth

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Joyce Wolfe

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology, National Microbiology Laboratory Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Meenu K. Sharma

Affiliations National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology, National Microbiology Laboratory Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: DV SC. Analyzed the data: SC DV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SC MKS JW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SC DV MKS JW.