About the Authors
- Xiangbin Xu
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* E-mail: Xiangbin_Xu@urmc.rochester.edu (XX); jdli@gsu.edu (JDL)
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Rachel R. Steere
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Christine A. Fedorchuk
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Jinjiang Pang
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Affiliation Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Ji-Yun Lee
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America, Department of Biology, Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jae Hyang Lim
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America, Department of Biology, Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Haidong Xu
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America, Department of Biology, Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Zhixing K. Pan
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
- Sanjay B. Maggirwar
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Jian-Dong Li
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* E-mail: Xiangbin_Xu@urmc.rochester.edu (XX); jdli@gsu.edu (JDL)
Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America, Department of Biology, Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: XX J-DL. Performed the experiments: XX RRS CAF JP JYL JHL HX. Analyzed the data: XX RRS CAF JP JYL JHL ZKP SBM J-DL. Wrote the paper: XX J-DL.