About the Authors

Roberto Brenes

rbrenes@carrollu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America

Matthew J. Gray

Affiliation Center for Wildlife Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Thomas B. Waltzek

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Rebecca P. Wilkes

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Debra L. Miller

Affiliations Center for Wildlife Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RB MJG. Performed the experiments: RB. Analyzed the data: RB. Wrote the paper: RB. Contributed reagents/materials and performed PCR analysis: DLM MJG. Isolated the virus: TBW. Replicated the virus for the experiment: RPW.