About the Authors

Mark Diamond

Current address: Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Branchburg, New Jersey, United States of America

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Theresa J. Reape

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Olga Rocha

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Siamsa M. Doyle

Current address: Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Joanna Kacprzyk

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Fiona M. Doohan

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Paul F. McCabe

paul.mccabe@ucd.ie

Affiliation School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MD TR OR SD FD PM. Performed the experiments: MD TR OR JK. Analyzed the data: MD TR OR JK FD PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD TR OR SD FD PM. Wrote the paper: MD TR FD PM.