About the Authors

Zhenxing Wu

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Jianbo Jiang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Fritz W. Lischka

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Scott J. McGrane

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Waltham Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Yael Porat-Mesenco

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MJ Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Kai Zhao

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

zhao.1949@osu.edu

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: S.J.M. is an employee of Mars Petcare UK, a manufacturer of petfood and a provider of veterinary services. Mars Petcare UK is a corporate sponsor of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. K.Z. is paid consultant to Diceros Therapeutics, Inc., which is unrelated to the project.