About the Authors

Veerabhadra Swamy G S

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Mahesh Padukudru Anand

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

mahesh1971in@yahoo.com (PA); mnsumana@jssuni.edu.in (MN)

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Mahadevaiah Neelambike Sumana

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

mahesh1971in@yahoo.com (PA); mnsumana@jssuni.edu.in (MN)

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

N B Ramachandra

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Studies in Genetics & Genomics, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India

Prashanth Chikkahonnaiah

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Princess Krishnajammanni Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Hospital, Mysuru, India

Ranjitha Shankaregowda

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Jyothi M N

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Validation

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Chinchana Shylaja Eshwarappa

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Yogeesh D Maheshwarappa

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Jayaraj B S

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.