About the Authors

Hans C. Leier

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, United States of America

William B. Messer

Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Fikadu G. Tafesse

tafesse@ohsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.