About the Authors
- J. Santiago Mejia
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* E-mail: jsmejia@colostate.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Amanda L. Toot-Zimmer
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Patricia C. Schultheiss
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Barry J. Beaty
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Affiliation MicroRx Infectious Disease Supercluster, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Richard G. Titus
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
JSM, ALT, PCS and RGT submitted a patent for the BluePort technology through MicroRx, a division of CSU Ventures, Inc., an affiliate of Colorado State University. BJB reports no competing interest. 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: JSM BJB RGT. Performed the experiments: JSM ALTZ PCS. Analyzed the data: JSM ALTZ PCS BJB RGT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSM BJB RGT. Wrote the paper: JSM ALTZ PCS BJB RGT. Approval of final version to be published: JSM ALTZ PCS BJB RGT.