About the Authors

Arthur S. Samuel

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Anandan Paldurai

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Sachin Kumar

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Peter L. Collins

Affiliation Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Siba K. Samal

ssamal@umd.edu

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ASS PLC SKS. Performed the experiments: ASS AP SK. Analyzed the data: ASS AP SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PLC SKS. Wrote the paper: ASS PLC SKS.