About the Authors
- Marilynn A. Larson
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* E-mail: malarson@unmc.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Ufuk Nalbantoglu
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Current address: Department of Computer Engineering, Erciyes Universitesi, Kayseri, Turkey
Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Khalid Sayood
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Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Emily B. Zentz
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Affiliation OpGen Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
- Amanda M. Bartling
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Stephen C. Francesconi
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Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
- Paul D. Fey
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Michael P. Dempsey
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Current address: Air Force Medical Support Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America
Affiliation United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States of America
- Steven H. Hinrichs
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
Competing Interests
Co-author EBZ was employed by OpGen, Inc. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Performed the experiments: MAL UN KS EBZ AMB. Analyzed the data: MAL UN KS EBZ AMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: UN KS EBZ SCF SHH. Wrote the paper: MAL SHH. Conceived the study: MAL SCF PDF MPD SHH. Designed the experiments: MAL UN KS EBZ. Read and approved the final manuscript: MAL UN KS EBZ AMB SCF PDF MPD SHH.