About the Authors
- Li-Wen Chang
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Affiliation Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Ann Fu
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Affiliation Molecular Pathology Core, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Edward Wozniak
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Affiliation Texas Department of State Health Services, Public Health Regions 8, Zoonosis Control Unit, Uvalde, Texas, United States of America
- Marjorie Chow
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Affiliation Protein Biomarkers Laboratory, Proteomic Division, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Diane G. Duke
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Affiliation Hybridoma Laboratory, Cellomic Division, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Linda Green
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Affiliation Hybridoma Laboratory, Cellomic Division, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Karen Kelley
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Affiliation Electron Microscopy and Bio-imaging Core Laboratory, Cellomic Division, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Jorge A. Hernandez
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Affiliation Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Elliott R. Jacobson
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* E-mail: jacobsone@ufl.edu
Affiliation Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
For this study blocks of tissues embedded in paraffin were provided by Northwest ZooPath and Zoo/Exotic Pathology Services. These blocks were cut for histological staining and were then returned to the providers. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LC AF EW MC DGD LG KK JAH ERJ. Performed the experiments: LC AF EW MC DGD KK ERJ. Analyzed the data: LC AF DGD JAH ERJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AF MC DGD LG KK JAH ERJ. Wrote the manuscript: LC AF EW MC DGD KK JAH ERJ.