About the Authors
- Christopher J. Johnson
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* E-mail: cjjohnson@usgs.gov
Affiliations Prion Research Laboratory, United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- James P. Bennett
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Affiliations Prion Research Laboratory, United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Steven M. Biro
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Affiliations Prion Research Laboratory, United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Juan Camilo Duque-Velasquez
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Current address: Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Affiliation Grupo de Investigación CENTAURO, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Cynthia M. Rodriguez
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Affiliations Prion Research Laboratory, United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Richard A. Bessen
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- Tonie E. Rocke
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Affiliation Prion Research Laboratory, United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CJJ JPB SMB JCDV CMR RAB TER. Performed the experiments: CJJ SMB JCDV CMR. Analyzed the data: CJJ JPB SMB JCDV CMR RAB TER. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJJ JPB RAB TER. Wrote the paper: CJJ JPB SMB JCDV CMR RAB TER.