About the Authors
- Terence P. Scott
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Melina Fischer
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Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Siegfried Khaiseb
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Affiliation Central Veterinary Laboratories, Windhoek, Namibia
- Conrad Freuling
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Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Dirk Höper
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Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Bernd Hoffmann
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Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Wanda Markotter
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Thomas Müller
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Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- Louis H. Nel
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* E-mail: louis.nel@up.ac.za
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Competing Interests
Dr. Wanda Markotter is a member of the PLOS ONE editorial board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Obtained samples and performed FAT tests: SK. Conceived and designed the experiments: WM BH TM LHN. Performed the experiments: TPS MF. Analyzed the data: TPS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WM LHN BH TM DH CF. Wrote the paper: TPS LHN.