About the Authors

Shahin S. Ali

shahin.ali@ucd.ie

Affiliation Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Brian Nugent

Affiliation Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Ewen Mullins

Affiliation Department of Crop Science, Teagasc Crop Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland

Fiona M. Doohan

Affiliation Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Provided intellectual and editorial comments: SSA FMD EM. Conceived and designed the experiments: SSA FMD. Performed the experiments: SSA BN. Analyzed the data: SSA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FMD EM. Wrote the paper: SSA.