About the Authors
- Christopher S. Stach
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
- Bao G. Vu
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
- Joseph A. Merriman
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
- Alfa Herrera
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
- Michael P. Cahill
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 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, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
- Wilmara Salgado-Pabón
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CSS WSP PMS BGV. Performed the experiments: CSS WSP BGV PMS MPC JAM AH. Analyzed the data: CSS WSP PMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CSS WSP PMS MPC JAM BGV. Wrote the paper: CSS WSP PMS.