About the Authors

Sara C. Johnston

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

sara.c.johnston2.civ@health.mil (SCJ); rekha.g.panchal.civ@health.mil (RGP)

Affiliation Virology Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Anthony T. Ginnetti

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nancy A. Twenhafel

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Pathology Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Sarah L. W. Norris

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Shiying Chen

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, United States of America

Josh L. Moore

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Christopher W. Boyce

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ondraya M. Frick

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Dave N. Dyer

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Donald J. Marsh

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, United States of America

Stephen C. Stevens

Roles Investigation

Current affiliation: Division of Veterinary Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Walter F. Knapp

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Kerry L. Berrier

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Hui Wan

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Gregory C. Adam

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Timothy J. Hartingh

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Heather L. Esham

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Jimmy O. Fiallos

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Eugene L. Blue

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Willie B. Sifford

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Jonathan D. Latty

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Harold L. Mills

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Nazira A. Alli

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Veterinary Medicine Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Ashley E. Piper

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Virology Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Aimee I. Goodson

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Research Program Office, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

J. Matthew Meinig

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bacteriology Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

David B. Olsen

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Linda A. Lieberman

Contributed equally to this work with: Linda A. Lieberman, Rekha G. Panchal

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Merck and Co., Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Rekha G. Panchal

Contributed equally to this work with: Linda A. Lieberman, Rekha G. Panchal

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

sara.c.johnston2.civ@health.mil (SCJ); rekha.g.panchal.civ@health.mil (RGP)

Affiliation Molecular Biology Division, United States of America Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.