About the Authors

Thasneema Rafic

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

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Alarawi

Roles Methodology, Software

Affiliation Comparative Genomics and Genetics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Omer Salem Alkhnbashi

Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Information Computer System, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Assad Al-Thukair

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Ajibola H. Okeyode

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Karthikeyan G

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Alexis Nzila

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

alexisnzila@kfupm.edu.sa

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.