About the Authors

Ingrid Olsen

ingrid.olsen@vetinst.no

Affiliations Department of Animal Health, National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway, Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Stig Tollefsen

Affiliation Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Claus Aagaard

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Liv J. Reitan

Affiliation Department of Animal Health, National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway

John P. Bannantine

Affiliation National Animal Disease Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Peter Andersen

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ludvig M. Sollid

Affiliation Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Knut E. A. Lundin

Affiliations Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute of Immunology, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Medicine, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IO ST LJR LS KEAL. Performed the experiments: IO ST. Analyzed the data: IO ST. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IO CA LJR JB PA LS KEAL. Wrote the paper: IO ST LS KEAL. Contributed to writing of the manuscript: CA LJR JB PA.