About the Authors
- Laurel J. Gershwin
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* E-mail: ljgershwin@ucdavis.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Alison L. Van Eenennaam
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Mark L. Anderson
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Heather A. McEligot
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Matt X. Shao
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† Deceased.
Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Rachel Toaff-Rosenstein
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
- Jeremy F. Taylor
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Affiliation Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Holly L. Neibergs
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Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- James Womack
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77843–4467, United States of America
- Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex Coordinated Agricultural Project Research Team
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¶Complete membership of the author group is listed in Acknowledgments.
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HLN ALV LJG JW. Performed the experiments: ALV LJG RT-R MXS HAM. Analyzed the data: JFT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LJG. Wrote the paper: LJG JFT ALV MLA RT-R. Performed necropsy and analyzed the gross and histological lesions: MLA.