About the Authors
- Shimaa E. Ali
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Affiliation Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
- Even Thoen
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Affiliations Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
- Øystein Evensen
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Affiliation Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
- Ida Skaar
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* E-mail: 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.