About the Authors

Luke B. Borst

luke_borst@ncsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

M. Mitsu Suyemoto

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Elizabeth H. Scholl

Affiliation Bioinformatics Consulting and Service Core, Bioinformatics Research Center, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Fredrick J. Fuller

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

H. John Barnes

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LBB MMS EHS FJF HJB. Performed the experiments: LBB MMS EHS FJF HJB. Analyzed the data: LBB MMS EHS FJF HJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LBB MMS EHS FJF. Wrote the paper: LBB MMS EHS FJF HJB.