About the Authors
- Danielle C. Alcéna
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- James J. Kobie
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Denise A. Kaminski
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Affiliation Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Alexander F. Rosenberg
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Affiliation Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Jonelle L. Mattiacio
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Matthew Brewer
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Stephen Dewhurst
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Carrie Dykes
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Xia Jin
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Current address: Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Michael C. Keefer
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Ignacio Sanz
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* E-mail: ignacio.sanz@emory.edu
Affiliation Lowance Center for Human Immunology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
Co-author Xia Jin is an Academic Editor of 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: DCA JJK SD XJ MCK IS. Performed the experiments: DCA JJK CD. Analyzed the data: DCA JJK CD DK AFR XJ MCK IS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AFR SD JLM MB. Wrote the manuscript: DCA JJK DK IS.