About the Authors

Charles H. Li

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Maria Cervantes

Affiliation Departamento de Genetica y Microbiologia, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Deborah J. Springer

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Teun Boekhout

Affiliation CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Rosa M. Ruiz-Vazquez

Affiliation Departamento de Genetica y Microbiologia, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Santiago R. Torres-Martinez

Affiliation Departamento de Genetica y Microbiologia, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Joseph Heitman

heitm001@duke.edu (JH); soochan.lee@duke.edu (SCL)

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Soo Chan Lee

heitm001@duke.edu (JH); soochan.lee@duke.edu (SCL)

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SCL JH RMR-V SRT-M. Performed the experiments: SCL CHL MC DJS. Analyzed the data: SCL JH RMR-V SRT-M TB. Wrote the paper: SCL CHL MC DJS JH.