About the Authors

Mehmet Cengiz Baloglu

mcbaloglu@gmail.com

Affiliation Kastamonu University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey

Vahap Eldem

Affiliation Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Istanbul, Turkey

Mortaza Hajyzadeh

Affiliation Cankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Cankiri, Turkey

Turgay Unver

Affiliation Cankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Cankiri, Turkey

Competing Interests

Turgay Unver is currently serving as an academic editor for PLOS ONE and 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: MCB TU. Performed the experiments: MCB MH. Analyzed the data: MCB VE. Wrote the paper: MCB TU.