About the Authors
- Virginia M. Artegoitia
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Affiliation Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Jesse L. Middleton
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Federico M. Harte
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Affiliation Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Shawn R. Campagna
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Michael J. de Veth
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* E-mail: mdeveth@utk.edu
Affiliations Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
MDV was an employee of Balchem Corporation at the time the research was conducted. VMA, JLM, FMH and SRC have declared no competing interests exist. This does not alter adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MDV VMA. Performed the experiments: MDV VMA JLM SRC. Analyzed the data: MDV VMA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FMH SRC. Wrote the paper: MDV VMA.