A functional interleukin-4 homolog is encoded in the genome of infectious laryngotracheitis virus: Unveiling a novel virulence factor

• Jeremy D. Volkening,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation BASE2BIO, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8892-7155

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• Stephen J. Spatz ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Stephen.Spatz@USDA.GOV

  Affiliation US National Poultry Research Center, ARS-USDA, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-5855

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• Maricarmen Garcia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic Research Center, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Teresa A. Ross,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation US National Poultry Research Center, ARS-USDA, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Daniel A. Maekawa,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Merck Animal Health, De Soto, Kansas, United States of America

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• Kenneth S. Rosenthal,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Ana C. Zamora,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic Research Center, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• April Skipper,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic Research Center, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Julia R. Blakey,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation US National Poultry Research Center, ARS-USDA, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Rashan Paudel

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization

  Affiliation University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic Research Center, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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