About the Authors

Jeongmin Song

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

Matthew J Duncan

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

Guojie Li

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Cheryl Chan

Affiliation Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Richard Grady

Affiliation Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Ann Stapleton

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Soman N Abraham

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: soman.abraham@duke.edu

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

JS, MJD, and SNA conceived and designed the experiments. JS and CC performed the experiments. JS, MJD, and SNA analyzed the data. GL, RG, and AS contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools. JS and SNA wrote the paper.