About the Authors

Hattie E. Webb

Affiliation International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Marie Bugarel

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

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

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

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Laboratory for Food Safety, ANSES, Paris-Est University, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France

H. Morgan Scott

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

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.