About the Authors
- Sarah S. Wheeler
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Current address: Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, Elk Grove, California, United States of America
Affiliation University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Davis, California, United States of America
- Cameron S. Ball
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Affiliation Sandia National Laboratories, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Department, Livermore, California, United States of America
- Stanley A. Langevin
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Current address: University of Washington, Department of Microbiology, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Affiliation Sandia National Laboratories, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Department, Livermore, California, United States of America
- Ying Fang
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Affiliation University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Davis, California, United States of America
- Lark L. Coffey
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Affiliation University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Davis, California, United States of America
- Robert J. Meagher
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* E-mail: rmeaghe@sandia.gov
Affiliation Sandia National Laboratories, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Department, Livermore, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interest: Authors CSB, RJM, and SAL are current or former employees of Sandia National Laboratories. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the Author Contributions section. Sandia National Laboratories did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors declare no competing interests related to their employment with Sandia National Laboratories. This did not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SSW CSB SAL LLC RJM. Performed the experiments: SSW CSB YF LLC RJM. Analyzed the data: SSW CSB LLC RJM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SSW YF LLC RJM. Wrote the paper: SSW CSB SAL LLC RJM.