About the Authors

Ethan E. Mann

Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Kelly C. Rice

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Blaise R. Boles

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Jennifer L. Endres

Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Dev Ranjit

Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Lakshmi Chandramohan

Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Laura H. Tsang

Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

Mark S. Smeltzer

Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

Alexander R. Horswill

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Kenneth W. Bayles

kbayles@unmc.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology & Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EEM KCR BRB JLE LHT MS ARH KWB. Performed the experiments: EEM KCR BRB. Analyzed the data: EEM KCR BRB KWB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KCR DR LC LHT MS ARH KWB. Wrote the paper: EEM.