About the Authors

Patrick Pearson

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

Olivia Skaltsis

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation NH Citizens Health Initiative, Institute for Health Policy and Practice, University of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America

Chu-Yuan Luo

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

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

Guang Xu

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

Zachary Oppler

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Evolution and Ecology Disease Systems Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Dustin Brisson

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Evolution and Ecology Disease Systems Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Stephen M. Rich

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

smrich@umass.edu

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.