About the Authors
- Smriti Shringi
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Carrie Schmidt
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Kaya Katherine
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Kelly A. Brayton
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Dale D. Hancock
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Thomas E. Besser
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* E-mail: tbesser@vetmed.wsu.edu
Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflict. One of the authors, Kelly A. Brayton, is serving on the editorial board of PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TEB SS. Performed the experiments: SS CS KK. Analyzed the data: SS TEB KAB DDH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TEB. Wrote the paper: TEB SS KAB. Drafted the paper: SS. Revised the paper: SS TEB KAB. Final approval of the paper: SS TEB.