About the Authors
- Jason H. Melehani
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Contributed equally to this work with: Jason H. Melehani, David B. A. James
Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- David B. A. James
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Contributed equally to this work with: Jason H. Melehani, David B. A. James
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Ashley L. DuMont
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Current address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Victor J. Torres
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* E-mail: Victor.Torres@nyumc.org (VJT); jaduncan@med.unc.edu (JAD)
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Joseph A. Duncan
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* E-mail: Victor.Torres@nyumc.org (VJT); jaduncan@med.unc.edu (JAD)
Affiliations Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: VJT is listed as an inventor on patent applications filed by New York University School of Medicine, which are currently under commercial license. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JHM DBAJ ALD VJT JAD. Performed the experiments: JHM DBAJ ALD. Analyzed the data: JHM DBAJ ALD VJT JAD. Wrote the paper: JHM DBAJ VJT JAD.