About the Authors
- Elizabeth Redman
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Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth Redman, Neil Sargison
Affiliation Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Neil Sargison
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Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth Redman, Neil Sargison
Current address: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Fiona Whitelaw
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Affiliation Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Frank Jackson
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Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Alison Morrison
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Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- David Jon Bartley
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Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- John Stuart Gilleard
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* E-mail: jsgillea@ucalgary.ca
Affiliation Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. The study received some funding support from Pfizer Animal Health PLC. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLoS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JSG NS ER. Performed the experiments: NS ER FJ AAM DJB FW. Analyzed the data: NS ER DJB. Wrote the paper: NS ER JSG. Backcrossing and animal work: NS ER FJ AAM DJB. Genotyping: ER NS FW. Supervision and critical reading of the manuscript: JSG DJB.