About the Authors

Marcia L. Hart

Affiliation Comparative Medicine Program, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Alexandra Meyer

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Philip J. Johnson

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Aaron C. Ericsson

ericssona@missouri.edu

Affiliations Comparative Medicine Program, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, University of Missouri Metagenomics Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLH ACE PJJ. Performed the experiments: MLH AM. Analyzed the data: MLH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACE PJJ. Wrote the paper: MLH ACE.