About the Authors

Aseem Pandey

Affiliations Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Neetu Singh

Affiliations Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Sai V. Vemula

Affiliations Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Laurent Couëtil

Affiliation Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Jacqueline M. Katz

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ruben Donis

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Suryaprakash Sambhara

ssambhara@cdc.gov (SS); mittal@purdue.edu (SKM)

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Suresh K. Mittal

ssambhara@cdc.gov (SS); mittal@purdue.edu (SKM)

Affiliations Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKM. Performed the experiments: AP NS LC SVV RD. Analyzed the data: SKM JMK SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RD. Wrote the paper: AP SKM SS. Use of cell line: SKM.