About the Authors

Shuai Li

Affiliation University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United States of America

Joe Mitchell

Affiliation North Idaho College, Natural Sciences Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 83814, United States of America

Deidrie J. Briggs

Affiliation University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United States of America

Jaime K. Young

Affiliation University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United States of America

Samuel S. Long

Affiliation Lewis-Clark State College, Department of Computer Sciences, Lewiston, Idaho, 83501, United States of America

Peter G. Fuerst

fuerst@uidaho.edu

Affiliations University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United States of America, WWAMI Medical Education Program, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SL PGF. Performed the experiments: SL JM DB JY SSL. Analyzed the data: SL JM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SL PGF. Wrote the paper: SL JY DB PGF.