About the Authors
- Bradley S. Schneider
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
- Charles E. McGee
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Jeffrey M. Jordan
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Heather L. Stevenson
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Lynn Soong
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Stephen Higgs
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sthiggs@utmb.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, 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: BS. Performed the experiments: BS CM JJ HS. Analyzed the data: BS CM JJ HS LS SH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJ LS SH. Wrote the paper: BS SH. Other: Played a key role by providing expertise in host immune responses to pathogens, analyzing flow cytometry data, and aiding in experimental design: LS. Head of the lab: SH. Played a central role by providing expertise in design, performance, and analysis of experiments and the preparation of the manuscript: SH.