About the Authors

Junfeng Chen

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Chingyuan Yang

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Polyana C. Tizioto

Affiliations Embrapa Southeast Livestock, São Carlos, Brazil, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States of America

Huan Huang

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Mi O. K. Lee

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Harold R. Payne

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Sara D. Lawhon

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Friedhelm Schroeder

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Jeremy F. Taylor

Affiliation Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States of America

James E. Womack

JWOMACK@cvm.tamu.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC SDL FS JFT JEW. Performed the experiments: JC CY PCT HP. Analyzed the data: JC HH MOL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDL FF. Wrote the paper: JC JEW.