About the Authors

Stephanie L. Moon

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Jeffrey G. Blackinton

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

John R. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Mary K. Dozier

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Benjamin J. T. Dodd

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Jack D. Keene

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Carol J. Wilusz

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Shelton S. Bradrick

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Jeffrey Wilusz

jeffrey.wilusz@colostate.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JW is founder of a company (DeVirt, Inc.) with an interest in antiviral therapeutics. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLM SSR JGB JDK CJW JW. Performed the experiments: SLM SSB JGB JRA MKD BJTD. Analyzed the data: SLM SSB JGB JRA MKD BJTD JDK CJW JW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SLM SSB JGB. Wrote the paper: SLM SSB JGB JRA JDK CJW JW.