About the Authors
- Ai Takano
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Contributed equally to this work with: Ai Takano, Kochi Toyomane
* E-mail: a-takano@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Veterinary Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Kochi Toyomane
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Contributed equally to this work with: Ai Takano, Kochi Toyomane
Affiliation Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Satoru Konnai
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Affiliation Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Kazuhiko Ohashi
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Affiliation Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Minoru Nakao
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
- Takuya Ito
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health. Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Masako Andoh
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Affiliation Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
- Ken Maeda
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Affiliations Department of Veterinary Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Masahisa Watarai
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Affiliations Department of Veterinary Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Kozue Sato
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroki Kawabata
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Affiliations Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science & Veterinary Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AT SK KO KM MW HK. Performed the experiments: AT KT SK KS HK. Analyzed the data: AT KT SK HK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT SK MN TI MA MW HK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AT KT SK MN TI HK.