About the Authors
- Vishnu Chaturvedi
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* E-mail: vishnu@wadsworth.org
Affiliations Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Deborah J. Springer
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Current address: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Affiliations Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Melissa J. Behr
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Current address: Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Affiliation Anatomic Pathology Core, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Rama Ramani
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Current address: Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
Affiliations Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Xiaojiang Li
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Affiliation Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Marcia K. Peck
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Current address: Biodefense Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
Affiliation Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Ping Ren
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Affiliation Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Dianna J. Bopp
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Affiliation Bacteriology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Britta Wood
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Current address: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- William A. Samsonoff
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Affiliation Electron Microscopy Core, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Calvin M. Butchkoski
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Affiliation Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Alan C. Hicks
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Affiliation Bureau of Wildlife, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Ward B. Stone
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Affiliation Wildlife Pathology Unit, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Robert J. Rudd
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Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Sudha Chaturvedi
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Affiliations Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VC DJS MJB RR WAS ACH WBS RJR SC. Performed the experiments: VC DJS MJB RR XL MKP PR DJB BW SC. Analyzed the data: VC DJS MJB RR XL MKP PR DJB BW WAS CMB RJR SC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VC MJB DJB WAS CMB ACH WBS RJR SC. Wrote the paper: VC SC.