About the Authors

Kelcey G. Patterson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Jennifer L. Dixon Pittaro

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Peter S. Bastedo

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

David A. Hess

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London Ontario, Canada, Vascular Biology Research Group, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada

S. M. Mansour Haeryfar

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Human Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada

John K. McCormick

john.mccormick@uwo.ca

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Human Immunology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KGP JLDP PSB SMMH JKM. Performed the experiments: KGP JLDP PSB. Analyzed the data: KGP JKM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DAH SMMH. Wrote the paper: KGP JKM.