About the Authors

Alison J. Dicker

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Neil F. Inglis

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Erin D. T. Manson

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Subhra Subhadra

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

Manikkavasagan Illangopathy

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

Raman Muthusamy

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

David P. Knox

Dave.Knox@moredun.ac.uk

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJD NFI RM DPK. Performed the experiments: AJD NFI EDTM SS MI. Analyzed the data: AJD NFI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJD NFI EDTM SS MI RM DPK. Wrote the paper: AJD NFI RM DPK.