About the Authors

Andrew B. Kouse

Affiliation Ohio University, Department of Biology, Molecular Cell Biology Program. Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Francesco Righetti

Affiliation Ruhr University Bochum, Microbial Biology. Bochum, Germany

Jens Kortmann

Affiliation Ruhr University Bochum, Microbial Biology. Bochum, Germany

Franz Narberhaus

Affiliation Ruhr University Bochum, Microbial Biology. Bochum, Germany

Erin R. Murphy

murphy@oucom.ohiou.edu

Affiliation Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences. Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK FR JK FN EM. Performed the experiments: AK FR JK FN EM. Analyzed the data: AK FR JK FN EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK FR JK FN EM. Wrote the paper: AK FR JK FN EM.