About the Authors
- Jennifer R. Plourde
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- John A. Pyles
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- R. Colby Layton
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Current address: Virology and Infectious Disease Animal Models, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Sarah E. Vaughan
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Jennifer L. Tipper
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Kevin S. Harrod
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* E-mail: kharrod@lrri.org
Affiliations Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: The corresponding author, Kevin Harrod, is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: JRP RCL JLT KSH. Performed the experiments: JRP JAP RCL SEV. Analyzed the data: JRP KSH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRP JLT KSH. Wrote the paper: JRP KSH.