About the Authors

Brent A. Stanfield

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Jacque Stahl

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Vladimir N. Chouljenko

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Ramesh Subramanian

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Anu-Susan Charles

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Ahmad A. Saied

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Jason D. Walker

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Konstantin G. Kousoulas

vtgusk@lsu.edu

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BS KGK. Performed the experiments: JS VNC RS ASC AS. Analyzed the data: JDW KGK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: BS KGK RS JDW. Primarily responsible for executing all animal vaccine experiments: BS JS.