About the Authors

Valentina Franceschi

Affiliation Department of Medical Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Sarah Jacca

Affiliation Department of Medical Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Elena L. Sassu

Affiliation Department of Medical Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Fabio F. Stellari

Affiliation Department of Medical Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Vicky L. van Santen

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Gaetano Donofrio

gaetano.donofrio@unipr.it

Affiliation Department of Medical Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GD. Performed the experiments: VF SJ ES FFS GD. Analyzed the data: GD VF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VF SJ ES FFS GD. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GD VLVS.