About the Authors

Marcio C. Costa

costamc@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Luis G. Arroyo

Affiliation Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Emma Allen-Vercoe

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Henry R. Stämpfli

Affiliation Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Peter T. Kim

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Physical and Engineering Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Amy Sturgeon

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

J. Scott Weese

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCC EAV HRS JSW. Performed the experiments: MCC LGA AS. Analyzed the data: MCC PTK JSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LGA JSW. Wrote the paper: MCC. Critically reviewed the manuscript: MCC LGA EAV HRS AS PTK JSW.