Kelly, Maureen A.
McLean, Nancy Johnstone
Peterson, Stacy
Ferguson, Sylvia
Young, Tracy
Foote, Braidee
West, Jordan
Campbell, Jackie
Brown, Kelsey
Hakimi, Hassan
Sobotyk, Caroline
Weerarathane, Pabasara
Verocai, Guilherme G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
This research was partially funded by the Thomas B. and Jeannette E. Laws McCabe Fund at the University of Pennsylvania.
Article History
Received: 13 April 2026
Accepted: 27 July 2026
First Online: 28 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Collection of samples followed the protocols approved by Texas A&M University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee under protocol number 2022-0261.
Consent for publication: All authors consent to the publication of this manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.