About the Authors
- Ekaterina G. Semenyuk
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Michelle L. Laning
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Jennifer Foley
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Pehga F. Johnston
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Katherine L. Knight
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
- Dale N. Gerding
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Affiliation Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America
- Adam Driks
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* E-mail: adriks@lumc.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
Competing Interests
Adam Driks is an Academic Editor for PLoS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EGS DNG AD. Performed the experiments: EGS MLL JF PFJ AD. Analyzed the data: EGS MLL DNG AD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PFJ DNG KLK. Wrote the paper: EGS AD.