About the Authors
- Hattie E. Webb
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Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
- Marie Bugarel
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Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
- Henk C. den Bakker
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Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
- Kendra K. Nightingale
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Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
- Sophie A. Granier
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Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Laboratory for Food Safety, ANSES, Paris-Est University, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
- H. Morgan Scott
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Guy H. Loneragan
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* E-mail: guy.loneragan@ttu.edu
Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Competing Interests
G.H.L. and H.M.S. have provided scientific advice to various pharmaceutical companies that market antimicrobial drugs for administration to animals. They have, on occasion, billed for their service. G.H.L. has also received honoraria and travel support for service on advisory boards and presentations from pharmaceutical companies. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HEW GHL HMS. Performed the experiments: HEW KKN MB. Analyzed the data: HCB MB. Wrote the paper: SAG.