About the Authors
- Arathy D. S. Nair
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Chuanmin Cheng
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Deborah C. Jaworski
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Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Lloyd H. Willard
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Michael W. Sanderson
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Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Roman R. Ganta
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* E-mail: rganta@vet.ksu.edu
Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
Competing Interests
RRG is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RRG ADSN CC DCJ. Performed the experiments: ADSN CC DCJ. Analyzed the data: RRG ADSN CC DCJ LHW MWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RRG ADSN CC DCJ MWS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RRG ADSN CC DCJ MWS.