About the Authors

Kavi Ratanabanangkoon

kavi.rtn@mahidol.ac.th

Current address: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

Kae Yi Tan

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sukanya Eursakun

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

Choo Hock Tan

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pavinee Simsiriwong

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

Teeraporn Pamornsakda

Affiliation Department of Pre-clinic and Applied Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya, NakornPrathom, Thailand

Witthawat Wiriyarat

Affiliation Department of Pre-clinic and Applied Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya, NakornPrathom, Thailand

Chaiya Klinpayom

Affiliation The Veterinary and Remount Department, The Royal Thai Army, NakornPrathom, Thailand

Nget Hong Tan

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NHT KR CHT. Performed the experiments: KYT SE PS CHT TP CK WW. Analyzed the data: KYT SE PS CHT NHT KR. Wrote the paper: NHT CHT KR. Edited and approved the manuscript: KR KYT SE CHT PS TP WW CK NHT.