About the Authors

Jeffrey W. Perry

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

Mohammad Ahmed

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

Kyeong-Ok Chang

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Nicholas J. Donato

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Hollis D. Showalter

Affiliation Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Christiane E. Wobus

cwobus@umich.edu

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JWP CEW. Performed the experiments: JWP MA KOC. Analyzed the data: JWP NJD CEW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KOC HDS NJD. Wrote the paper: JWP CEW.