About the Authors
- Elizabeth A. Mueller
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States of America
- Patrick M. Schlievert
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* E-mail: patrick-schlievert@uiowa.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States of America
Competing Interests
Patrick M. Schlievert has read the journal's policy and has the following competing interests: He is a co-founder of a small biotechnology company, Hennepin Life Sciences, to develop small molecule inhibitors of microbial growth. Elizabeth A. Mueller has no competing interests. Patrick M. Schlievert is a PLOS ONE Board member. Being a Board member does not alter his adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies. Having competing interests does not in any way restrict the authors sharing of data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EAM PMS. Performed the experiments: EAM PMS. Analyzed the data: EAM PMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EAM PMS. Wrote the paper: EAM PMS.