About the Authors
- Chin-Yi Chen
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Contributed equally to this work with: Chin-Yi Chen, Gaylen A. Uhlich
* E-mail: chin-yi.chen@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Christopher S. Hofmann
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Current address: United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen, Maryland, United States of America
Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Bryan J. Cottrell
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Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Terence P. Strobaugh Jr
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Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- George C. Paoli
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Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Ly-Huong Nguyen
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Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Xianghe Yan
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Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Gaylen A. Uhlich
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Contributed equally to this work with: Chin-Yi Chen, Gaylen A. Uhlich
Affiliation Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CYC GAU. Performed the experiments: CYC CSH BJC TPS GCP LHN GAU. Analyzed the data: CYC CSH BJC TPS GCP LHN XY GAU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GCP XY. Wrote the manuscript: CYC GAU. Drafted and edited the paper: CYC CSH BJC TPS GCP LHN XY GAU.