About the Authors

Scott Seronello

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Jessica Montanez

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Kristen Presleigh

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Miriam Barlow

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Seung Bum Park

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Jinah Choi

jchoi@ucmerced.edu

Affiliation School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC. Performed the experiments: SS JM SBP JC. Analyzed the data: SS JM KP MB JC. Wrote the paper: JC. Provided training for data analysis: MB. Obtained permission for use of virus constructs: JC.