About the Authors
- Christopher D. Sibley
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Margot E. Grinwis
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Tyler R. Field
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Christina S. Eshaghurshan
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Monica M. Faria
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Scot E. Dowd
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Affiliations Medical Biofilm Research Institute, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America, Research and Testing Laboratory of the South Plains, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
- Michael D. Parkins
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Harvey R. Rabin
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Michael G. Surette
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* E-mail: surette@mcmaster.ca
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. SED is employed by a commercial company (Research and Testing Laboratory of the South Plains,Lubbock, TX). This company provided DNA sequencing services and SED collaborated to provide additional bioinformatics support. The company has no competing interests in this work. 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: CDS MGS. Performed the experiments: CDS MEG TRF CSE MMF. Analyzed the data: CDS SED MGS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SED MDP HRR. Wrote the paper: CDS MGS.