About the Authors

Javier Pascual

Current address: Department of Microbial Ecology and Diversity Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany

Affiliations Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain, MEDINA Foundation, Centre of Excellence for Innovative Medicines Research, Granada, Spain

Silvia Blanco

Affiliation Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Marina García-López

Affiliation MEDINA Foundation, Centre of Excellence for Innovative Medicines Research, Granada, Spain

Adela García-Salamanca

Affiliation Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Sergey A. Bursakov

Current address: Federal State Budget Scientific Institution Center of Experimental Embryology and Reproductive Biotechnologies, Moscow, Russia

Affiliation Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Olga Genilloud

Affiliation MEDINA Foundation, Centre of Excellence for Innovative Medicines Research, Granada, Spain

Gerald F. Bills

Current address: Texas Therapeutics Institute, The Brown Foundation Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation MEDINA Foundation, Centre of Excellence for Innovative Medicines Research, Granada, Spain

Juan L. Ramos

Current address: Biotechnology Technological Area, Abengoa Research, Sevilla, Spain

Affiliation Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Pieter van Dillewijn

pieter.vandillewijn@eez.csic.es

Affiliation Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JP SB MG-L AG-S SAB OG GFB JLR PvD. Performed the experiments: JP SB MG-L AG-S SAB. Analyzed the data: JP SB PvD. Wrote the paper: JP SB MG-L AG-S SAB OG GFB JLR PvD.