About the Authors

Susana M. Guerra

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Antonio Rodríguez-García

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Javier Santos-Aberturas

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Cláudia M. Vicente

Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain

Tamara D. Payero

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Juan F. Martín

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Jesús F. Aparicio

jesus.aparicio@unileon.es

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC, León, Spain, Area of Microbiology, University of León, León, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JFA SMG ARG. Performed the experiments: SMG ARG JSA CMV TDP. Analyzed the data: SMG ARG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JFA JFM. Wrote the paper: JFA.