About the Authors

Michael M. Weil

michael.weil@colostate.edu

Affiliation Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

F. Andrew Ray

Affiliation Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Paula C. Genik

Affiliation Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Yongjia Yu

Affiliation University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Maureen McCarthy

Affiliation University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Christina M. Fallgren

Affiliation Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Robert L. Ullrich

Affiliation University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMW FAR RLU. Performed the experiments: MMW FAR PCG YY MM CMF RLU. Analyzed the data: MMW RLU. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MMW FAR PCG YY MM CMF RLU. Designed the database: MMW FAR.