About the Authors

Etienne Yergeau

Etienne.Yergeau@iaf.inrs.ca

Affiliation National Research Council Canada, Energy Mining and Environment, Montreal, Qc, Canada

Luke Masson

Affiliation National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, Qc, Canada

Miria Elias

Affiliation National Research Council Canada, Energy Mining and Environment, Montreal, Qc, Canada

Shurong Xiang

Affiliation Environment Canada, Biological Assessment and Standardization Section, Ottawa, On, Canada

Ewa Madey

Affiliation Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Fertilizer Safety Office, Plant Health & Biosecurity Directorate, Ottawa, On, Canada

Hongsheng Huang

Affiliation Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory – Fallowfield, Ottawa, On, Canada

Brian Brooks

Affiliation Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory – Fallowfield, Ottawa, On, Canada

Lee A. Beaudette

Affiliation Environment Canada, Biological Assessment and Standardization Section, Ottawa, On, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LM LB. Performed the experiments: ME SX. Analyzed the data: EY ME SX. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HH EM BB. Wrote the paper: EY SX ME LM.