About the Authors

Daniel F. R. Cleary

Affiliation Department of Biology and CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Kornelia Smalla

Affiliation Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany

Leda C. S. Mendonça-Hagler

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Newton C. M. Gomes

gomesncm@ua.pt

Affiliation Department of Biology and CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NCMG KS LCSM-H. Performed the experiments: NCMG. Analyzed the data: DFRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KS LCSM-H DC. Wrote the paper: DFRC NCMG KS LCSM-H.