About the Authors

Sunil K. Khattar

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Baibaswata Nayak

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Shin-Hee Kim

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Sa Xiao

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Sweety Samal

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Anandan Paldurai

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Ursula J. Buchholz

Affiliation Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Peter L. Collins

Affiliation Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Siba K. Samal

ssamal@umd.edu

Affiliation Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKK UJB PLC SKS. Performed the experiments: SKK BN SHK SX SS AP UJB. Analyzed the data: SKK BN UJB PLC SKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PLC SKS. Wrote the paper: SKK UJB PLC SKS.