About the Authors

Caio T. C. C. Rachid

caiorachid@micro.ufrj.br (CTCCR); asrosado@micro.ufrj.br (ASR)

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabiano C. Balieiro

Affiliation Embrapa Solos, Embrapa, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eduardo S. Fonseca

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Raquel Silva Peixoto

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Guilherme M. Chaer

Affiliation Embrapa Agrobiologia, Embrapa, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

James M. Tiedje

Affiliation Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Alexandre S. Rosado

caiorachid@micro.ufrj.br (CTCCR); asrosado@micro.ufrj.br (ASR)

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CTCCR FCB RSP GMC ASR JMT. Performed the experiments: CTCCR FCB ESF. Analyzed the data: CTCCR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FCB RSP GMC ASR JMT. Wrote the paper: CTCCR FCB RSP GMC ASR JMT.