About the Authors

Shivalika Pathania

Affiliation Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Vinay Randhawa

Affiliation Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Ganesh Bagler

bagler@ihbt.res.in

Affiliation Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SP VR GB. Performed the experiments: SP VR. Analyzed the data: SP VR GB. Wrote the paper: SP VR GB.