About the Authors

Bin Zhou

Contributed equally to this work with: Bin Zhou, Jingjiao Ma, Qinfang Liu

Current address: Department of Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Jingjiao Ma

Contributed equally to this work with: Bin Zhou, Jingjiao Ma, Qinfang Liu

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

Qinfang Liu

Contributed equally to this work with: Bin Zhou, Jingjiao Ma, Qinfang Liu

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

Bhupinder Bawa

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

Wei Wang

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Reed S. Shabman

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Michael Duff

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

Jinhwa Lee

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

Yuekun Lang

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

Nan Cao

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

Abdou Nagy

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

Xudong Lin

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Timothy B. Stockwell

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Juergen A. Richt

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

David E. Wentworth

dwentworth@cdc.gov (DEW); wma@vet.k-state.edu (WM)

Current address: Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliation Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Wenjun Ma

dwentworth@cdc.gov (DEW); wma@vet.k-state.edu (WM)

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: BZ JM QL DEW WM. Performed the experiments: BZ JM QL BB WW MD JL YL NC AN XL DEW WM. Analyzed the data: BZ JM QL WW BB RSS TBS DEW WM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BZ JM QL WW BB RSS DEW WM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: BZ JM QL JAR DEW WM.