About the Authors

Suraj B. Sable

ssable@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mani Cheruvu

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Subhadra Nandakumar

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sunita Sharma

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kakali Bandyopadhyay

Affiliation Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kathryn L. Kellar

Affiliation Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

James E. Posey

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Bonnie B. Plikaytis

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Rama Rao Amara

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Thomas M. Shinnick

Affiliation Division of TB Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: SBS, BBP, TMS, RRA and MC are inventors on a patent application filed by the CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, partly based on the results of this study. This potential conflict of interest has been disclosed and is being managed by the CDC.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SBS. Performed the experiments: SBS MC SN SS KB JEP. Analyzed the data: SBS SS SN KB KLK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RRA KK BBP TMS. Wrote the paper: SBS. Provided intellectual input: RRA BBP TMS. Provided editorial input and critical reading: BBP JEP RRA TMS.