About the Authors

Daniel C. Jupiter

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Scott & White Memorial Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Thomas A. Ficht

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

James Samuel

Affiliation Department of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Qing-Ming Qin

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Paul de Figueiredo

pjdefigueiredo@tamu.edu

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.