About the Authors
- Kristen E. Rennoll-Bankert
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- M. Sayeedur Rahman
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Joseph J. Gillespie
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Mark L. Guillotte
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Simran J. Kaur
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Current address: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Stephanie S. Lehman
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Magda Beier-Sexton
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Abdu F. Azad
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* E-mail: aazad@som.umaryland.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KERB MSR JJG AFA. Performed the experiments: KERB MSR JJG MLG SJK SSL. Analyzed the data: KERB MSR JJG SJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBS AFA. Wrote the paper: KERB MSR JJG MBS AFA.