About the Authors

Anne-Cécile V. Bayne

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

David Boltz

Affiliation Division of Microbiology & Molecular Biology, IIT Research Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Carole Owen

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Yelena Betz

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Goncalo Maia

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Parastoo Azadi

Affiliation Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Stephanie Archer-Hartmann

Affiliation Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Ross Zirkle

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

J. Casey Lippmeier

casey.lippmeier@dsm.com

Affiliation Nutritional Lipids, DSM Nutritional Products, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: DSM owns or has applied for several patents related to aspects of this study. The following are the most relevant - US Patent numbers 7,732,170; 7,001,772; 8,003,772 and US Patent Application numbers 12/980,321; 12/980,322; 12/724,403; 12/980,319. The authors confirm that this intellectual property does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The following authors are currently employed by DSM. a. Anne-Cécile Bayne b. Carole Owen c. Yelena Betz d. Goncalo Maia e. Ross Zirkle f. J. Casey Lippmeier None of the individuals above have any other relevant declarations. The submitted manuscript does not describe any marketed, commercial, or in-development product or process. The employment of these individuals by DSM does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A-CB DB JCL RZ. Performed the experiments: A-CB DB CO YB GM SA-H. Analyzed the data: A-CB DB PA JCL RZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A-CB DB CO YB GM SA-H PA JCL. Wrote the paper: A-CB DB GM PA JCL.