About the Authors

Arathy D. S. Nair

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Chuanmin Cheng

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Deborah C. Jaworski

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

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Michael W. Sanderson

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Roman R. Ganta

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.