About the Authors

Susan Realegeno

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Kindra M. Kelly-Scumpia

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Angeline Tilly Dang

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Jing Lu

Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Rosane Teles

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Philip T. Liu

Affiliation UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Mirjam Schenk

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Ernest Y. Lee

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Nathan W. Schmidt

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Gerard C. L. Wong

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Euzenir N. Sarno

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Thomas H. Rea

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Maria T. Ochoa

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Matteo Pellegrini

Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Robert L. Modlin

rmodlin@mednet.ucla.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RLM SR. Performed the experiments: SR KMKS ATD JL PTL EYL NWS. Analyzed the data: SR JL MP PTL RT GCLW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ENS THR MTO MS. Wrote the paper: SR RLM PTL GCLW. Created a curated list of antimicrobial genes used for analysis: MS SR.