About the Authors

Armin Rashidi

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

arashidi@umn.edu

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Maryam Ebadi

Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Robin R. Shields-Cutler

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations BioTechnology Institute, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, MN, United States of America, Department of Biology, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Kathryn Kruziki

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Dawn A. Manias

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Aaron M. T. Barnes

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Todd E. DeFor

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biostatistics Core, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Patricia Ferrieri

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Jo-Anne H. Young

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Dan Knights

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

Affiliation BioTechnology Institute, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, MN, United States of America

Bruce R. Blazar

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Daniel J. Weisdorf

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Gary M. Dunny

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

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Competing Interests

General Probiotics provided partial salary support for KG. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.