About the Authors

B. Josh Lane

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Medical School, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Charla Mutchler

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Medical School, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Souhaila Al Khodor

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Medical School, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Scott S. Grieshaber

Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida School of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Rey A. Carabeo

r0cara01@louisville.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Medical School, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RAC. Performed the experiments: BJL CM SAK. Analyzed the data: BJL CM RAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SSG. Wrote the paper: RAC.