About the Authors

Michael G. Dieterle

Affiliations Fungal Genetics Stock Center, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Aric E. Wiest

Affiliation Fungal Genetics Stock Center, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Mike Plamann

Affiliation Fungal Genetics Stock Center, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Kevin McCluskey

mccluskeyk@umkc.edu

Affiliation Fungal Genetics Stock Center, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MGD AEW KM. Performed the experiments: MGD AEW. Analyzed the data: MGD AEW KM. Wrote the paper: KM. Supervised high school student: AEW. Carried out DNA analysis: AEW. PI on the FGSC grant: MP. Contributed to the writing: MP.