About the Authors

Shimaa E. Ali

Affiliation Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway

Even Thoen

Affiliations Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Øystein Evensen

Affiliation Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Ida Skaar

ida.skaar@vetinst.no

Affiliation Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: There is a provisional patent application; Application number 61917608. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SEA ET ØE IS. Performed the experiments: SEA. Analyzed the data: SEA ET ØE IS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SEA IS. Wrote the paper: SEA ET ØE IS.