About the Authors

Chung K. Marston

cdk5@cdc.gov

Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christina A. Allen

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Jodi Beaudry

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Erin P. Price

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Spenser R. Wolken

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Talima Pearson

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Paul Keim

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Alex R. Hoffmaster

Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CKM ARH TP PK. Performed the experiments: CKM CAA JB EPP SRW. Analyzed the data: CKM CAA JB EPP SRW TP PK ARH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CKM CAA JB EPP SRW TP PK ARH. Wrote the paper: CKM CAA JB EPP SRW TP PK ARH.