About the Authors

Cynthia Robveille

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, North Carolina State University - College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Ricardo G. Maggi

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, North Carolina State University - College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Erin Lashnits

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Taryn A. Donovan

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Keith E. Linder

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University - College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Daniel P. Regan

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University - College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Kevin D. Woolard

Roles Resources

Affiliation Departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California-Davis - School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, United States of America

Edward B. Breitschwerdt

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

ebbreits@ncsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, North Carolina State University - College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

In conjunction with Dr. S. Sontakke and North Carolina State University, Edward B. Breitschwerdt holds US Patent 7,115,385 Media and Methods for Cultivation of Microorganisms, which was issued on October 3rd, 2006. He is a co-founder, shareholder and Chief Scientific Officer for Galaxy Diagnostics, a company that provides advanced diagnostic testing for the detection of Bartonella spp. infections. Ricardo G. Maggi is a co-founder and the Chief Technical Officer for Galaxy Diagnostics Inc. All other authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.