About the Authors

Christie E. Mayo

cemayo@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Bradley A. Mullens

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

William K. Reisen

Affiliation Center for Vectorborne Diseases, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Cameron J. Osborne

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

E. Paul J. Gibbs

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Ian A. Gardner

Affiliation Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

N. James MacLachlan

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CEM BAM WKR NJM. Performed the experiments: CEM. Analyzed the data: CEM BAM WKR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CEM BAM NJM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: CEM BAM IAG WKR CJO EPG NJM.