About the Authors
- Salama Al-Hamidhi
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 35 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman
- Mohammed. H. Tageldin
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Affiliation Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 34 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman
- William Weir
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Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Amira Al-Fahdi
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 35 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman
- Eugene H. Johnson
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Affiliation Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 34 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman
- Patrick Bobade
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Affiliation Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 34 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman
- Badar Alqamashoui
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Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muscat, Oman
- Albano Beja-Pereira
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Affiliation Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), University of Porto, Rua Padre Armando Quintas 7, Vairão, 4485–661, Portugal
- Joanne Thompson
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Affiliation Centre for Immunity, Infection & Evolution. Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Jane Kinnaird
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Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Brian Shiels
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Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Andy Tait
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Affiliation Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Hamza Babiker
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* E-mail: hbabiker@squ.edu.om
Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 35 Postal Code 123, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman, Centre for Immunity, Infection & Evolution. Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HB AT BS JT EJ PB. Performed the experiments: SA AA BA JK. Analyzed the data: SA WW ABP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT BA. Wrote the paper: SA HB WW BS.