About the Authors

Suresh Pallikkuth

Contributed equally to this work with: Suresh Pallikkuth, Luca Micci

Affiliation University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Luca Micci

Contributed equally to this work with: Suresh Pallikkuth, Luca Micci

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Zachary S. Ende

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Robin I. Iriele

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Barbara Cervasi

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Benton Lawson

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Colleen S. McGary

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kenneth A. Rogers

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

James G. Else

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Guido Silvestri

Affiliations Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kirk Easley

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jacob D. Estes

Affiliation AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, SAIC-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Francois Villinger

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Savita Pahwa

S. Pahwa and M. Paiardini also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Mirko Paiardini

mirko.paiardini@emory.edu

S. Pahwa and M. Paiardini also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Paiardini, L. Micci, S. Pallikkuth, S. Pahwa, Z. S. Ende, F. Villinger. Performed the experiments: S. Pallikkuth, L. Micci, Z. S. Ende, R. I. Iriele, B. Cervasi, B. Lawson, C. S. McGary, K. A. Rogers, J. D. Estes. Analyzed the data: S. Pallikkuth, L. Micci, Z. S. Ende, K. Easley, M. Paiardini, J. D. Estes. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: K. A. Rogers, J. G. Else, F. Villinger. Wrote the paper: M. Paiardini, S. Pallikkuth, L. Micci, G. Silvestri, S. Pahwa.