About the Authors
- Eirill Ager-Wick
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Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
- Ron P. Dirks
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Affiliation ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands
- Erik Burgerhout
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Affiliations ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Rasoul Nourizadeh-Lillabadi
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Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
- Daniëlle L. de Wijze
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Affiliations ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Herman P. Spaink
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Affiliation Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Guido E. E. J. M. van den Thillart
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Affiliations ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Katsumi Tsukamoto
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Affiliation Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan
- Sylvie Dufour
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Affiliation Research Unit BOREA, Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, CNRS 7208, Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
- Finn-Arne Weltzien
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Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
- Christiaan V. Henkel
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* E-mail: c.v.henkel@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Affiliations Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway, ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
We have the following interests. HPS and GEEJMvdT are founders and shareholders of ZF-screens B.V. CVH, RPD, and DLdW are (or have been) employees of ZF-screens B.V. ZF-screens B.V. supported this study. Passie voor Vis BV and Nijvis-Holding BV provided farmed eels. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EAW RPD EB RNL HPS GEEJMdT KT SD FAW CVH. Performed the experiments: EAW EB RNL DLdW CVH. Analyzed the data: EAW CVH. Wrote the manuscript: EAW RPD EB FAW CVH.