About the Authors

Josh R. Beck

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Imilce A. Rodriguez-Fernandez

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Jessica Cruz de Leon

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America

My-Hang Huynh

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Vern B. Carruthers

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Naomi S. Morrissette

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America

Peter J. Bradley

pbradley@ucla.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JRB PJB. Performed the experiments: JRB IARF JCdL. Analyzed the data: JRB NSM PJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRB MHH VBC NSM PJB. Wrote the paper: JRB NSM PJB.