About the Authors
- Mostafa A. Elfawal
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Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Melissa J. Towler
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nicholas G. Reich
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Affiliation Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Douglas Golenbock
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Pamela J. Weathers
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Stephen M. Rich
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* E-mail: smrich@psis.umass.edu
Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DG MAE PJW SMR. Performed the experiments: MAE. Analyzed the data: MAE NGR SMR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PJW MJT NGR SMR. Wrote the paper: MAE PJW NGR SMR.