About the Authors

Jennifer R. Stevens

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Allyson F. O'Donnell

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Troy E. Perry

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jeremy J. R. Benjamin

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Christine A. Barnes

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Gerald C. Johnston

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Richard A. Singer

richard.singer@dal.ca

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JRS AFO GCJ RAS. Performed the experiments: JRS AFO TEP JJRB CAB. Analyzed the data: JRS AFO TEP JJRB CAB GCJ RAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRS AFO TEP JJRB CAB. Wrote the paper: JRS GCJ RAS.