title: Reply to Dupieux et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schlievert
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Wilmara
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Salgado-Pabon
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Alfa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Bao G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Merriman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D039002:Prophages / Q000235:genetics*; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000235:genetics*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase