About the Authors

Randi Sørby

randi.sorby@veths.no

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Lars Austbø

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Charles McL. Press

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Grethe Skretting

Affiliation Haematological Research Laboratory, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Thor Landsverk

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Arild Espenes

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS LA CMP GS TL AE. Performed the experiments: RS LA. Analyzed the data: RS LA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMP AE. Wrote the paper: RS. Review of manuscript and final approval: LA CMP GS TL AE.