About the Authors
- Sarah E. Dedonder
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Chuanmin Cheng
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Lloyd H. Willard
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Daniel L. Boyle
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Affiliation Division of Biology, College Of Arts And Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Roman R. Ganta
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* E-mail: rganta@vet.ksu.edu
Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
Competing Interests
RRG is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RRG. Performed the experiments: SED CC LHW DLB. Analyzed the data: SED RRG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SED CC LHW DLB RRG. Wrote the paper: SED RRG.