About the Authors

Emma Dixon

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Cynthia Clubb

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Sara Pittman

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Larry Ammann

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Zeehasham Rasheed

Affiliations Department of Computer Science and Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Nazia Kazmi

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Ali Keshavarzian

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Pat Gillevet

Affiliations Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Huzefa Rangwala

Affiliations Department of Computer Science and Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Robin D. Couch

rcouch@gmu.edu

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America, The Microbiome Analysis Center, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ED CC ZR AK PG HR RC. Performed the experiments: ED CC SP LA ZR NK RC. Analyzed the data: ED CC SP LA ZR AK PG HR RC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK PG HR RC. Wrote the paper: RC.