About the Authors

Amanda J. Brinkworth

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

Affiliation Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

L. Renee Olano

Affiliation Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Scott D. Kobayashi

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

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

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

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.