About the Authors

B. V. Deepthi

Affiliation Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

K. Poornachandra Rao

Affiliation Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

G. Chennapa

Affiliation Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

M. K. Naik

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture Science, UAS, Raichur, Karnataka, India

K. T. Chandrashekara

Affiliation Institution of Excellence, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

M. Y. Sreenivasa

sreenivasamy@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BVD MYS. Performed the experiments: BVD MYS. Analyzed the data: BVD KPR GC KTC MYS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MKN KTC. Wrote the paper: BVD MYS.