About the Authors

Chinatsu Mukai

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Lizeng Gao

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Magnus Bergkvist

Affiliation College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, United States of America

Jacquelyn L. Nelson

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Meleana M. Hinchman

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Alexander J. Travis

ajt32@cornell.edu

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

Through Cornell University, AJT has a PCT application entitled “System for Production of AdenosineTriphosphate,” (PCT/US2008/080150), to which this work has partial relevance. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist. AJT is a current Academic Editor at PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CM LG MB AJT. Performed the experiments: CM LG. Analyzed the data: CM LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM LG MB JLN MMH. Wrote the paper: CM LG MB AJT.