About the Authors

Ernest Adeghate

eadeghate@uaeu.ac.ae

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Maria Fernandez-Cabezudo

Affiliation Department of Biochemisty, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Rashed Hameed

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Hussain El-Hasasna

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Mohamed El Wasila

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Tariq Abbas

Affiliation Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Basel al-Ramadi

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EA MFC BaR. Performed the experiments: EA MFC RH HEH MEW TA BaR. Analyzed the data: EA MFC TA BaR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EA MFC BaR. Wrote the paper: EA MFC BaR.