About the Authors
- Frauke Seehusen
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Seham A. Al-Azreg
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Barbara B. Raddatz
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Verena Haist
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Center GmbH & Co. KG, Hannover, Germany
- Christina Puff
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Ingo Spitzbarth
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Reiner Ulrich
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Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald - Insel Riems, Germany
- Wolfgang Baumgärtner
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* E-mail: wolfgang.baumgaertner@tiho-hannover.de
Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
Competing Interests
VH is employed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH&Co KG. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FS VH CP RU WB. Performed the experiments: FS SA BBR IS CP. Analyzed the data: FS VH BBR IS CP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SA CP RU WB. Wrote the paper: FS SA BBR CP IS WB.