About the Authors

Brian M. Peters

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

Mark E. Shirtliff

Affiliations Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Dental School, 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

Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk

mrizk@umaryland.edu

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Maryland–Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.