About the Authors

Patricia P. Peterson

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Joseph Heitman

heitm001@duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JH serves as the senior editor for the PLOS Pathogens Pearls series. Other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.