About the Authors

Sarah R. Bordenstein

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Seth R. Bordenstein

s.bordenstein@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Sarah R. Bordenstein Seth R. Bordenstein. Performed the experiments: Sarah R. Bordenstein. Analyzed the data: Sarah R. Bordenstein Seth R. Bordenstein. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Sarah R. Bordenstein Seth R. Bordenstein. Wrote the paper: Sarah R. Bordenstein Seth R. Bordenstein.