About the Authors

Carolyn R. O'Brien

cob@catvet.net.au, co'brien@postgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Kathrine A. Handasyde

Affiliation Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Jennifer Hibble

Affiliation Newhaven Veterinary Clinic, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia

Caroline J. Lavender

Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans (Western Pacific Region), Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Alistair R. Legione

Affiliation Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Christina McCowan

Affiliations Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Veterinary Diagnostic Services, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, The University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Maria Globan

Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans (Western Pacific Region), Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Anthony T. Mitchell

Affiliation Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Orbost, Victoria, Australia

Helen E. McCracken

Affiliation Melbourne Zoo, Zoos Victoria, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Paul D. R. Johnson

Affiliations WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans (Western Pacific Region), Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Janet A. M. Fyfe

Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans (Western Pacific Region), Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CROB KAH PDRJ JAMF. Performed the experiments: CROB KAH ARL JH CJL MG CM ATM HEM PDRJ JAMF. Analyzed the data: CROB KAH PDRJ CJL JAMF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CROB KAH ARL JH CJL MG CM ATM HEM PDRJ JAMF. Wrote the paper: CROB KAH PDRJ JAMF.