About the Authors
- Torsten Semmler
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Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Ewan M. Harrison
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Antina Lübke-Becker
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Rainer G. Ulrich
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Affiliation Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Lothar H. Wieler
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Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Sebastian Guenther
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Ivonne Stamm
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Affiliation Vet Med Labor GmbH, Division of IDEXX Laboratories, Ludwigsburg, Germany
- Anne-Merethe Hanssen
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Mark A. Holmes
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Szilvia Vincze
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Birgit Walther
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* E-mail: birgit.walther@fu-berlin.de
Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Veterinary Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
Dr. Stamm is an employee of IDEXX Vet Med Labor GmbH (Ludwigsburg). Whilst this author is a company employee, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials for this manuscript. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BW TS RGU SG MAH. Performed the experiments: TS BW EMH IS RGU ALB. Analyzed the data: BW TS EH IS ALB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAH ALB RGU SG. Wrote the paper: BW AMH LHW SV TS.