About the Authors

Heikki Salavirta

Affiliation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Ilona Oksanen

Affiliation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Jaana Kuuskeri

Affiliation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Miia Mäkelä

Affiliation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Pia Laine

Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology, DNA Sequencing and Genomics Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Lars Paulin

Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology, DNA Sequencing and Genomics Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Taina Lundell

taina.lundell@helsinki.fi

Affiliation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TL LP. Performed the experiments: PL JK MM. Analyzed the data: HS IO PL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TL LP. Wrote the paper: TL HS.