About the Authors

Anowara Islam

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shu Shun Li

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Paul Oykhman

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Martina Timm-McCann

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shaunna M. Huston

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Danuta Stack

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Richard F. Xiang

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Margaret M. Kelly

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Christopher H. Mody

cmody@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AI SSL PO MTM SMH DS RFX MMK CHM. Performed the experiments: AI SSL PO MTM SMH DS RFX MMK. Analyzed the data: AI SSL PO MTM SMH RFX MMK CHM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AI MMK CHM. Wrote the paper: AI SSL PO MTM SMH RFX MMK CHM.