About the Authors

Anna Majer

Affiliations Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sarah J. Medina

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Yulian Niu

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bernard Abrenica

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Kathy J. Manguiat

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Kathy L. Frost

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Clark S. Philipson

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Debra L. Sorensen

Affiliation Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Stephanie A. Booth

Stephanie.Booth@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Affiliations Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAB AM. Performed the experiments: AM SJM YN BA KJM KLF CSP DLS. Analyzed the data: SAB AM BA. Wrote the paper: SAB AM BA.