About the Authors

Charlotte F. Inman

Contributed equally to this work with: Charlotte F. Inman, Georgina M. Laycock

C.F.Inman@bham.ac.uk

Current address: School of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Georgina M. Laycock

Contributed equally to this work with: Charlotte F. Inman, Georgina M. Laycock

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Louisa Mitchard

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Ross Harley

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

James Warwick

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Rachel Burt

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Pauline M. van Diemen

Current address: The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Affiliation Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Mark Stevens

Current address: The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Affiliation Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Mick Bailey

Affiliation School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CFI GL RH MS MB. Performed the experiments: CFI GL LM RH JW RB PvD MS MB. Analyzed the data: CFI GL JW MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CFI GL RH PvD MS MB. Wrote the paper: CFI GL RH MB.