About the Authors

Tonyia Eaves-Pyles

tdeavesp@utmb.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Heng-Fu Bu

Affiliation Center for Intestinal and Liver Inflammation Research, Children’s Memorial Research Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Xiao-di Tan

Affiliation Center for Intestinal and Liver Inflammation Research, Children’s Memorial Research Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Yingzi Cong

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Jignesh Patel

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Robert A. Davey

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Jane E. Strasser

Affiliation University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TE-P H-FB X-dT YC JES RAD. Performed the experiments: TE-P H-FB JP. Analyzed the data: TE-P H-FB X-dT JES RAD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TE-P X-dT H-FB YC JES. Wrote the paper: TE-P.