About the Authors

Kiira Ratia

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Andrew Kilianski

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Yahira M. Baez-Santos

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Susan C. Baker

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

Andrew Mesecar

amesecar@purdue.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KR AK YMBS SCB AM. Performed the experiments: KR AK YMBS SCB AM. Analyzed the data: KR AK YMBS SCB AM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KR AK YMBS. Wrote the paper: KR AK YMBS SCB AM.