About the Authors

Daniel R. Beniac

Affiliation Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Pasquale L. Melito

Affiliation Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Shauna L. deVarennes

Affiliation Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Shannon L. Hiebert

Affiliation Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Melissa J. Rabb

Affiliations Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lindsey L. Lamboo

Affiliations Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Steven M. Jones

Affiliation Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Timothy F. Booth

tim.booth@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Affiliations Viral Diseases Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TFB DRB. Performed the experiments: DRB SLdV LLL MJR PLM SLH. Analyzed the data: TFB DRB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMJ. Wrote the paper: DRB TFB.