About the Authors

Charles F. Bellows

cbellows@tulane.edu

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Benjamin M. Wheatley

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Krzysztof Moroz

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Stephanie C. Rosales

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Lisa A. Morici

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CFB BMW KM LAM. Performed the experiments: CFB BMW SCR. Analyzed the data: CFB BMW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CFB LAM. Wrote the paper: CFB BMW LAM.