About the Authors

Andrea D. Tyler

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Jane McAllister

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Helen Stapleton

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Penny Gauci

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Kym Antonation

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

David Thirkettle-Watts

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Cindi R. Corbett

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

cindi.corbett@canada.ca

Affiliations National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.