About the Authors

Breedge Callaghan

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Helen Lydon

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Sophie L. K. W. Roelants

Affiliation Centre for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis (InBio.be), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

Inge N. A. Van Bogaert

Affiliation Centre for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis (InBio.be), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

Roger Marchant

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Ibrahim M. Banat

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Christopher A. Mitchell

ca.mitchell@ulster.ac.uk

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BC CAM. Performed the experiments: BC HL SLKWR INAVB. Analyzed the data: BC HL SLKWR INAVB RM IMB CAM. Wrote the paper: BC HL SLKWR INAVB RM IMB CAM.