About the Authors
- Nick Wheelhouse
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* E-mail: nick.wheelhouse@moredun.ac.uk
Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Christopher Coyle
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Affiliation School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Peter G. Barlow
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Affiliation School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Stephen Mitchell
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Gilbert Greub
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Affiliation Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Tim Baszler
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Affiliation Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Mick T. Rae
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Affiliation School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- David Longbottom
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Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Author Gilbert Greub is a PLOS ONE editorial board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NW PB GG MR DL. Performed the experiments: NW CC SM. Analyzed the data: NW CC PB MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM TB GG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NW PB MR GG DL.