About the Authors

David M. Bland

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Nicholas A. Eisele

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Lauren L. Keleher

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Paul E. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Deborah M. Anderson

andersondeb@missouri.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DB NE LK PA DA. Performed the experiments: DB NE LK PA. Analyzed the data: DB NE LK DA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DB NE LK PA DA. Wrote the paper: DB DA.