About the Authors

André M. Almeida

aalmeida@fmv.utl.pt

Affiliations Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Med. Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal, ITQB/UNL–Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, PO box 334, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (West indies)

Rui G. Palhinhas

Affiliation ITQB/UNL–Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal

Tanya Kilminster

Affiliation Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Timothy Scanlon

Affiliation Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Sofia van Harten

Affiliation Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Med. Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal

John Milton

Affiliation Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Dominique Blache

Affiliation Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Johan Greeff

Affiliation Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Chris Oldham

Affiliation Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Ana Varela Coelho

Affiliation ITQB/UNL–Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal

Luís Alfaro Cardoso

Affiliation Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Med. Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMA CO JG TK TS JM AVC LAC. Performed the experiments: AMA TS TK DB RGP. Analyzed the data: AMA RGP AVC SVH LAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CO JG DB AVC LAC. Wrote the paper: AMA RGP SVH TS TK CO JG JM DB AVC LAC.