About the Authors
- Jing Han
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Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Han, Aaron M. Lynne
Affiliation Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
- Aaron M. Lynne
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Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Han, Aaron M. Lynne
Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, United States of America, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Donna E. David
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Affiliation Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Hailin Tang
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Current address: Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
Affiliation ICF International Incorporation at NCTR/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
- Joshua Xu
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Current address: Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
Affiliation ICF International Incorporation at NCTR/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
- Rajesh Nayak
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Affiliation Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
- Pravin Kaldhone
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Affiliation Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Catherine M. Logue
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Steven L. Foley
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* E-mail: Steven.Foley@fda.hhs.gov
Affiliations Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Competing Interests
Co-authors HT and JX worked for ICF International Incorporation, which provided bioinformatics support to the National Center for Toxicological Research. This affiliation did not influence the overall design and implementation of the study and does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JH AML DED RN SLF. Performed the experiments: JH AML DED HT JX PK SLF. Analyzed the data: JH AML DED HT JX PK SLF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HT JX RN CML SLF. Wrote the paper: JH AML DED RN HT JX PK CML SLF.