About the Authors

Fotis E. Psomopoulos

Current address: Computational Genomics Unit, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece

Affiliation Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Pericles A. Mitkas

Affiliation Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Christos A. Ouzounis

ouzounis@certh.gr

Current address: Computational Genomics Unit, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece; Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Affiliation Centre for Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, King’s College London, Strand, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Co-author CAO is a PLOS Editorial Board member. 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: FEP PAM CAO. Performed the experiments: FEP CAO. Analyzed the data: FEP CAO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAO. Wrote the paper: FEP PAM CAO.