About the Authors

Jason M. Neal-McKinney

Affiliation School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Xiaonan Lu

Current address: Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China

Affiliation School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Tri Duong

Current address: Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Charles L. Larson

Current address: Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America

Affiliation School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Douglas R. Call

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Devendra H. Shah

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Michael E. Konkel

konkel@vetmed.wsu.edu

Affiliation School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JNM XL TD CL DC DS MK. Performed the experiments: JNM XL TD CL. Analyzed the data: JNM XL TD CL DC DS MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DC DS MK. Wrote the paper: JNM XL MK.