About the Authors

Hanh N. Lam

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Suma Chakravarthy

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Hai-Lei Wei

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

HoangChuong BuiNguyen

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Paul V. Stodghill

Affiliations Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Alan Collmer

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Bryan M. Swingle

Affiliations Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Samuel W. Cartinhour

sam.cartinhour@ars.usda.gov

Affiliations Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HNL AC SWC. Performed the experiments: HNL HB SC HW BMS. Analyzed the data: HNL HB PVS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HNL SC HW BMS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: HNL SWC.