About the Authors

Derek J. Fisher

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Reinaldo E. Fernández

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Nancy E. Adams

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Anthony T. Maurelli

anthony.maurelli@usuhs.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJF ATM. Performed the experiments: DJF REF NEA. Analyzed the data: DJF REF NEA ATM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ATM. Wrote the paper: DJF REF NEA ATM.