About the Authors

Sebastian E. Winter

Sebastian.Winter@UTSouthwestern.edu

Current address: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Maria G. Winter

Current address: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Victor Poon

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

A. Marijke Keestra

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Torsten Sterzenbach

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Franziska Faber

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Luciana F. Costa

Affiliation Departamento de Patologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fabiane Cassou

Affiliation Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Erica A. Costa

Affiliation Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Geraldo E. S. Alves

Affiliation Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Tatiane A. Paixão

Affiliation Departamento de Patologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Renato L. Santos

Affiliation Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Andreas J. Bäumler

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SEW MGW VP AMK TS FF TAP RLS AJB. Performed the experiments: SEW MGW VP AMK TS FF LCF FC EAC GESA TAP RLS. Analyzed the data: SEW MGW VP AMK TS FF LCF FC EAC GESA TAP RLS AJB. Wrote the paper: SEW RLS AJB.