About the Authors

Maciej T. Nogalski

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Gary C. T. Chan

Current address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Emily V. Stevenson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Donna K. Collins-McMillen

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Andrew D. Yurochko

ayuroc@lsuhsc.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MTN GCTC ADY. Performed the experiments: MTN GCTC EVS DKCM. Analyzed the data: MTN GCTC EVS DKCM ADY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MTN GCTC EVS DKCM ADY. Wrote the paper: MTN GCTC ADY.