About the Authors
- Esther-Maria Antão
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* E-mail: antao.em@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
Affiliation Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Christa Ewers
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Affiliation Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Doreen Gürlebeck
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Affiliation Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Rudolf Preisinger
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Affiliation Lohmann Tierzucht GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany
- Timo Homeier
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Affiliations Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Faculty, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Ganwu Li
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Lothar H. Wieler
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Affiliation Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EMA CE DG GL LHW. Performed the experiments: EMA. Analyzed the data: EMA CE TH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RP. Wrote the paper: EMA. Initiated the study and project: RP LHW.