About the Authors

Matthew N. Rouse

Current address: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Amgad A. Saleh

Current address: Department of Plant Protection, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Amadou Seck

Current address: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Kathleen H. Keeler

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Steven E. Travers

Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Scot H. Hulbert

Current address: Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Karen A. Garrett

kgarrett@ksu.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KAG SHH MNR AS AAS SET KHK. Performed the experiments: MNR AS AAS KHK SET. Analyzed the data: MNR KAG AS SHH. Wrote the paper: MNR KAG SHH AS AAS.