About the Authors
- Anne Fischer
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Affiliations Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Beth Shapiro
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Cecilia Muriuki
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Affiliation Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Martin Heller
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Jena, Germany
- Christiane Schnee
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Jena, Germany
- Erik Bongcam-Rudloff
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Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Edy M. Vilei
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Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Joachim Frey
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Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Joerg Jores
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* E-mail: jores@web.de
Affiliation Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JJ JF. Performed the experiments: JJ CM CS. Analyzed the data: AF BS JJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JF MH EB-R EV. Wrote the paper: AF BS JJ.