About the Authors

Jacquelyn A. Stone

Affiliation Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Anthony V. Nicola

Affiliations Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Linda G. Baum

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Hector C. Aguilar

haguilar@vetmed.wsu.edu

Affiliations Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAS AVN LGB HCA. Performed the experiments: JAS. Analyzed the data: JAS HCA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HCA. Wrote the paper: JAS AVN LGB HCA.