About the Authors

M. Shahid Mansuri

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Sudha Bhattacharya

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Alok Bhattacharya

alok.bhattacharya@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Competing Interests

This study was funded in part by a grant from BNP Paribas. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and material.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MSM SB AB. Performed the experiments: MSM. Analyzed the data: MSM SB AB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB AB. Wrote the paper: MSM SB AB.