About the Authors
- Hisashi Akiyama
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nora-Guadalupe Pina Ramirez
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Manasa V. Gudheti
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Affiliation Bruker Nano Surfaces, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
- Suryaram Gummuluru
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* E-mail: rgummulu@bu.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MVG is an employee at Bruker Nano Surfaces. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HA SG. Performed the experiments: HA NGPR MVG. Analyzed the data: HA MVG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HA NGPR MVG. Wrote the paper: HA SG.