About the Authors

Chu Thi Thanh Binh

Affiliation Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Tiezheng Tong

Affiliation Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Jean-François Gaillard

Affiliation Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Kimberly A. Gray

Affiliation Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

John J. Kelly

jkelly7@luc.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CTTB TT JFG KAG JJK. Performed the experiments: CTTB. Analyzed the data: CTTB JJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JFG KAG JJK. Wrote the paper: CTTB TT JFG KAG JJK.