About the Authors
- Christina R. Savage
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- William K. Arnold
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Alexandra Gjevre-Nail
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Benjamin J. Koestler
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Eric L. Bruger
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Jeffrey R. Barker
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Christopher M. Waters
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Brian Stevenson
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* E-mail: brian.stevenson@uky.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
Competing Interests
BS is an Academic Editor of PLoS One. The authors declare that no other competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CRS JRB CMW BS. Performed the experiments: CRS WKA AG-N BJK ELB. Analyzed the data: CRS WKA BJK ELB CMW BS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRB CMW BS. Wrote the paper: CRS BS.