About the Authors
- Masahiko Arikata
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Affiliations Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Yasushi Itoh
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* E-mail: yasushii@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Masatoshi Okamatsu
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Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Toshinaga Maeda
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Medical Biochemistry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Takashi Shiina
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
- Keiko Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
- Shingo Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
- Misako Nakayama
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Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Yoshihiro Sakoda
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Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Hirohito Ishigaki
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Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Ayato Takada
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Affiliation Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Hideaki Ishida
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Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Kosuke Soda
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Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Van Loi Pham
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Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Hideaki Tsuchiya
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Affiliation Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Shinichiro Nakamura
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Affiliation Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Ryuzo Torii
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Affiliation Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Takeshi Shimizu
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Hidetoshi Inoko
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
- Iwao Ohkubo
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Medical Biochemistry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
- Hiroshi Kida
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Affiliations Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Kazumasa Ogasawara
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Affiliation Division of Pathology and Disease Regulation, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YI YS T. Shiina HK KO. Performed the experiments: MA YI MO TM T. Shiina KT SS MN H. Ishigaki H. Ishida KS VLP. Analyzed the data: MA YI MO TM T. Shiina H. Inoko. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT HT SN RT T. Shimizu IO. Wrote the paper: YI KO.