About the Authors

Rinosh J. Mani

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Mason V. Reichard

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Rebecca J. Morton

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Katherine M. Kocan

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Kenneth D. Clinkenbeard

ken.clinkenbeard@okstate.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: R.J. Mani KDC. Performed the experiments: R.J. Mani KDC. Analyzed the data: R.J. Mani MVR R.J. Morton KMK KDC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MVR R.J. Morton KMK. Wrote the paper: R.J. Mani KDC.