About the Authors
- Jing Jin
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Timothy Sturgeon
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Ora A. Weisz
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Affiliations Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Walther Mothes
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Affiliation Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Ronald C. Montelaro
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* E-mail: rmont@pitt.edu
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JJ OAW WM RCM. Performed the experiments: JJ TS. Analyzed the data: JJ. Wrote the paper: JJ OAW WM RCM.