About the Authors
- Stephen A. McCartney
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Larissa B. Thackray
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Leonid Gitlin
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Susan Gilfillan
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Herbert W. Virgin IV
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Marco Colonna
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* E-mail: mcolonna@pathology.wustl.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Competing Interests
Washington University holds US patent 7,041,444 B2 (murine calicivirus; 9 May 2006) and has pending patent applications related to the field. Washington University and HWV receive income based on licenses for MNV technology.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SAM MC. Performed the experiments: SAM. Analyzed the data: SAM LBT HWV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LBT LG SG HWV. Wrote the paper: SAM.