About the Authors
- Mohamed M. Ali
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- David L. Newsom
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Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Juan F. González
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Affiliation Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Anice Sabag-Daigle
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Affiliation Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Christopher Stahl
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Brandi Steidley
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Affiliation Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Judith Dubena
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Jessica L. Dyszel
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Jenee N. Smith
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Yakhya Dieye
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Razvan Arsenescu
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Prosper N. Boyaka
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Steven Krakowka
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Tony Romeo
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Edward J. Behrman
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Peter White
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Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Brian M. M. Ahmer
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* E-mail: ahmer.1@osu.edu
Affiliations Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MMA DLN EJB PW BMMA. Performed the experiments: MMA DLN JFG ASD CS BS JD JLD JNS YD RA PNB SK EJB PW. Analyzed the data: MMA DLN JFG ASD CS SK TR EJB PW BMMA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MMA DLN JFG ASD CS BS TR EJB PW BMMA.