About the Authors

Eric F. Kong

Affiliations Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Jennifer K. Johnson

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk

mrizk@umaryland.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.