About the Authors

Jingyuan Fan

Current address: Division of Periodontology, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Yongshu Zhang

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Olivia N. Chuang-Smith

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Kristi L. Frank

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Brian D. Guenther

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Marissa Kern

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Patrick M. Schlievert

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Mark C. Herzberg

mcherzb@umn.edu

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Mucosal and Vaccine Research Center, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JF YZ BDG PMS MCH. Performed the experiments: JF ONC-S KLF MK. Analyzed the data: JF BDG PMS MCH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YZ PMS. Wrote the paper: JF MCH.