About the Authors

Martin J. Wolff

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Medical Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Jacqueline M. Leung

Affiliation Division of Medical Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Michael Davenport

Affiliation Division of Medical Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Michael A. Poles

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, New York, United States of America

Ilseung Cho

Affiliations Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, New York, United States of America

P'ng Loke

Png.loke@nyumc.org

Affiliation Division of Medical Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJW JML MD MAP IC PL. Performed the experiments: MJW JML MD. Analyzed the data: MJW JML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAP IC PL. Wrote the paper: MJW PL.