About the Authors
- Jayesh J. Ahire
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
- Melanie Hattingh
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
- Deon P. Neveling
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
- Leon M. T. Dicks
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* E-mail: LMTD@sun.ac.za
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
Competing Interests
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Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JA MH DPN LMTD. Performed the experiments: JA MH DPN. Analyzed the data: JA MH DPN LMTD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JA MH DPN. Wrote the paper: JA MH DPN LMTD.