About the Authors

Beata Stachowiak

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Hana M. Weingartl

hana.weingartl@inspection.gc.ca

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, National Centre for Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BS HMW. Performed the experiments: BS. Analyzed the data: BS HMW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMW. Wrote the paper: BS HMW.