About the Authors

Chuanmin Cheng

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Arathy D. S. Nair

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Vijaya V. Indukuri

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Shanzhong Gong

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Roderick F. Felsheim

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Deborah Jaworski

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Ulrike G. Munderloh

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Roman R. Ganta

rganta@vet.ksu.edu

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RRG CC UGM DJ. Performed the experiments: CC ADSN VVI SG RFF. Analyzed the data: RRG CC UGM ADSN. Wrote the paper: RRG CC UGM.