About the Authors

Fang Ding

Affiliations USDA ARS Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P. R. China

Yongping Duan

Affiliation USDA ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

Cristina Paul

Affiliation USDA ARS Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Ronald H. Brlansky

Affiliation University of Florida, citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

John S. Hartung

John.Hartung@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation USDA ARS Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSH FD RHB. Performed the experiments: FD. Analyzed the data: FD YPD CP RHB JSH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YPD CP RHB. Wrote the paper: FD JSH.