About the Authors
- Suraj B. Sable
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* E-mail: 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
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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
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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
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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
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Affiliation Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Kathryn L. Kellar
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Affiliation Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- James E. Posey
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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
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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
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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
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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.