About the Authors

Kristi L. Frank

fran0616@umn.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Cristina Colomer-Winter

Affiliation Center for Oral Biology and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Suzanne M. Grindle

Current address: Minnesota Informatics, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

José A. Lemos

Affiliation Center for Oral Biology and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Patrick M. Schlievert

Current address: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Gary M. Dunny

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Competing Interests

Patrick M. Schlievert is currently an editor for this journal. José A Lemos is currently an editor for this journal. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KLF CCW SMG JAL PMS GMD. Performed the experiments: KLF CCW PMS. Analyzed the data: KLF CCW SMG JAL GMD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAL PMS. Wrote the paper: KLF CCW SMG. Edited the manuscript: CCW SMG JAL PMS GMD.