About the Authors

Meghan M. Painter

Affiliation Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

James H. Morrison

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Laurie J. Zoecklein

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Tommy A. Rinkoski

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Jens O. Watzlawik

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Louisa M. Papke

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Arthur E. Warrington

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Allan J. Bieber

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United State of America

William E. Matchett

Affiliation Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Kari L. Turkowski

Affiliation Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Eric M. Poeschla

eric.poeschla@ucdenver.edu

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Moses Rodriguez

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America, Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMP AEW AJB EMP MR. Performed the experiments: MMP LJZ TAR JHM JOW LMP WEM KLT. Analyzed the data: MMP TAR EMP. Wrote the paper: MMP EMP.