About the Authors

Patrick Younan

Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Mathieu Iampietro

Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Alexander Bukreyev

alexander.bukreyev@utmb.edu

Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.