About the Authors

Philip J. Ebenezer

Affiliation Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

C. Brad Wilson

Affiliation Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Leslie D. Wilson

Affiliation Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Anand R. Nair

Affiliation Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Francis J

jfrancis@lsu.edu

Affiliation Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FJ. Performed the experiments: PJE CBW LDM ARN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FJ PJE. Wrote the paper: FJ PJE.