About the Authors
- Kristi L. Frank
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* E-mail: fran0616@umn.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Cristina Colomer-Winter
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.