About the Authors
- Norval J. C. Strachan
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Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Ovidiu Rotariu
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Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Marion MacRae
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Affiliation School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Samuel K. Sheppard
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Affiliation Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Swansea University, College of Medicine, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Alison Smith-Palmer
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Affiliation Health Protection Scotland, National Services Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- John Cowden
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Affiliation Health Protection Scotland, National Services Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Martin C. J. Maiden
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Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Ken J. Forbes
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* E-mail: k.forbes@abdn.ac.uk
Affiliation School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NS MM SS MCM KF OR. Performed the experiments: MM SS. Analyzed the data: NS OR KF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NS OR MM SS ASP JC MCM KF. Wrote the paper: NS OR MM SS ASP JC MCM KF.