About the Authors

Christina Osborne

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Paul M. Cryan

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Thomas J. O'Shea

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Lauren M. Oko

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Christina Ndaluka

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Charles H. Calisher

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Andrew D. Berglund

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Mead L. Klavetter

Affiliation Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Model, Colorado, United States of America

Richard A. Bowen

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Kathryn V. Holmes

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Samuel R. Dominguez

samuel.dominguez@ucdenver.edu

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CO PMC TJO CHC RAB KVH SRD. Performed the experiments: CO PMC TJO LMO CN CHC ADB RAB SRD. Analyzed the data: CO PMC TJO KVH SRD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PMC TJO CN CHC ADB MLK RAB KVH SRD. Wrote the paper: PMC TJO KVH SRD. Bat collection and sampling: PMC TJO CN CHC MLK RAB.