About the Authors

Megan R. Kiedrowski

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Jeffrey S. Kavanaugh

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Cheryl L. Malone

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Joe M. Mootz

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Jovanka M. Voyich

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

Mark S. Smeltzer

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

Kenneth W. Bayles

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Alexander R. Horswill

alex-horswill@uiowa.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MRK JSK JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Performed the experiments: MRK JSK CLM JMM. Analyzed the data: MRK JSK CLM JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRK JSK CLM JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Wrote the paper: MRK JSK ARH.