About the Authors
- Cinzia Benagli
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* E-mail: cinzia.benagli@ti.ch
Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Antonella Demarta
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- AnnaPaola Caminada
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Dominik Ziegler
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Affiliation Mabritec AG, Riehen, Switzerland
- Orlando Petrini
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Mauro Tonolla
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Affiliations Institute of Microbiology, Bellinzona, Switzerland, Microbial Ecology, Microbiology Unit, Plant Biology Department University of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: Dominik Ziegler is employed by Mabritec AG. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CB AD OP MT. Performed the experiments: CB. Analyzed the data: CB APC DZ MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OP. Wrote the paper: CB OP.