About the Authors

Jered M. Wendte

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute–National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Melissa A. Miller

Affiliation Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center (CDFG-OSPR), Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

Dyanna M. Lambourn

Affiliation Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Lakewood, Washington, United States of America

Spencer L. Magargal

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

David A. Jessup

Affiliation Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center (CDFG-OSPR), Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

Michael E. Grigg

griggm@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMW MEG. Performed the experiments: JMW SLM. Analyzed the data: JMW MAM MEG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAM DML DAJ. Wrote the paper: JMW MEG.