About the Authors

Aaron T. Phillips

aaron.phillips@colostate.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Charles B. Stauft

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Tawfik A. Aboellail

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Ann M. Toth

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America

Donald L. Jarvis

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America

Ann M. Powers

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Ken E. Olson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ATP CBS KEO. Performed the experiments: ATP CBS KEO TAA. Analyzed the data: ATP CBS KEO TAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMP AMT DLJ. Wrote the paper: ATP CBS TAA KEO.