About the Authors

Azam F. Tayabali

azam.tayabali@hc-sc.gc.ca

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Kathy C. Nguyen

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Philip S. Shwed

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Jennifer Crosthwait

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Gordon Coleman

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Verner L. Seligy

Affiliation Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Sciences and Research Bureau, Environmental Health Centre, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AT KN PS JC GC VS. Performed the experiments: AT KN PS JC GC VS. Analyzed the data: AT KN PS JC GC VS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT KN PS JC GC VS. Wrote the paper: AT KN PS JC GC VS.