About the Authors

Nathan C. Peters

ncpeters@ucalgary.ca

Current address: Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Antonio J. Pagán

Current address: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Phillip G. Lawyer

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Timothy W. Hand

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Eric Henrique Roma

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Lisa W. Stamper

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Audrey Romano

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

David L. Sacks

Affiliation Intracellular Parasite Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NCP DLS. Performed the experiments: NCP PGL EHR LWS AR. Analyzed the data: NCP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJP TWH. Wrote the paper: NCP DLS.