About the Authors
- Amanda J. Brinkworth
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Affiliation Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States of America
- Carl H. Hammer
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Affiliation Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
- L. Renee Olano
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Affiliation Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
- Scott D. Kobayashi
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Affiliation Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States of America
- Liang Chen
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Affiliation Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, United States of America
- Barry N. Kreiswirth
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Affiliation Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, United States of America
- Frank R. DeLeo
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* E-mail: fdeleo@niaid.nih.gov
Affiliation Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Frank R. DeLeo served previously as an Academic Editor for this Journal. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AJB SDK BNK FRD. Performed the experiments: AJB CHH LRO. Analyzed the data: AJB CHH LRO FRD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LC BNK CHH LRO. Wrote the paper: AJB SDK FRD.