About the Authors

Guo Zhao

Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Xiaobing Gu

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Xinlun Lu

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Jinjin Pan

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Zhiqiang Duan

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Kunkun Zhao

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Min Gu

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Qingtao Liu

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Liang He

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Jian Chen

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Shengqiang Ge

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Yanhong Wang

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Sujuan Chen

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Xiaoquan Wang

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Daxin Peng

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Hongquan Wan

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Xiufan Liu

xfliu@yzu.edu.cn

Affiliations College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: G. Zhao, Xiufan Liu. Performed the experiments: G. Zhao, X. Gu, Xinlun Lu, J. Pan, Z. Duan, K. Zhao, Q. Liu, L. He and J. Chen. Analyzed the data: G. Zhao, H. Wan. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: G. Zhao, M. Gu. Wrote the manuscript: G. Zhao, H. Wan, M. Gu, S. Ge, Y. Wang, S. Chen, X. Wang, D. Peng and Xiufan Liu.