About the Authors

Stephanie De Vos

Affiliations Laboratory of Aquaculture, Artemia Reference Center (ARC), Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Peter Bossier

Affiliation Laboratory of Aquaculture, Artemia Reference Center (ARC), Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Gilbert Van Stappen

Affiliation Laboratory of Aquaculture, Artemia Reference Center (ARC), Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Ilse Vercauteren

Affiliations Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Patrick Sorgeloos

Affiliation Laboratory of Aquaculture, Artemia Reference Center (ARC), Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Marnik Vuylsteke

marnik.vuylsteke@psb.vib-ugent.be

Affiliations Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SDV PB MV. Performed the experiments: SDV IV GV. Analyzed the data: SDV MV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB IV PS. Wrote the paper: SDV PB GV MV PS.