About the Authors
- Shengzhang Dong
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Jingyi Lin
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Nicole L. Held
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Rollie J. Clem
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Affiliation Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- A. Lorena Passarelli
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Affiliation Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Alexander W. E. Franz
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* E-mail: franza@missouri.edu
Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that co-author Alexander Franz 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: SD JL NLH AWEF. Performed the experiments: SD JL NLH AWEF. Analyzed the data: SD JL NLH AWEF RJC ALP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SD NLH AWEF. Wrote the paper: SD AWEF RJC ALP.