About the Authors

Amrina Shafi

Affiliations Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Vivek Dogra

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Tejpal Gill

Current address: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10 CRC, 1–5256, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Paramvir Singh Ahuja

Affiliations Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Yelam Sreenivasulu

sree_yelam@yahoo.com

Affiliations Division of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PSA YS. Performed the experiments: AS VD TG. Analyzed the data: PSA YS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AS VD TG PSA YS. Wrote the paper: PSA YS.