About the Authors

Candace S. Bever

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

Catharine A. Adams

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Plant and Microbial Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Robert M. Hnasko

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America

Luisa W. Cheng

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

luisa.cheng@usda.gov

Affiliation Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

Larry H. Stanker

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.