About the Authors

Prathap Kumar S. Mahalingaiah

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Kamaleshwar P. Singh

kamaleshwar.singh@ttu.edu

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Kamaleshwar Singh is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PKSM KPS. Performed the experiments: PKSM. Analyzed the data: PKSM KPS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KPS. Wrote the paper: PKSM KPS.