About the Authors
- Megan R. Kiedrowski
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Jeffrey S. Kavanaugh
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Cheryl L. Malone
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Joe M. Mootz
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Jovanka M. Voyich
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- Mark S. Smeltzer
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
- Kenneth W. Bayles
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Alexander R. Horswill
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* E-mail: alex-horswill@uiowa.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MRK JSK JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Performed the experiments: MRK JSK CLM JMM. Analyzed the data: MRK JSK CLM JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRK JSK CLM JMM JMV KWB MSS ARH. Wrote the paper: MRK JSK ARH.