About the Authors
- Yasuhisa Ano
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* E-mail: Yasuhisa_Ano@kirin.co.jp
Affiliation Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Kirin Company Ltd, 1–13–5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236–0004, Japan
- Toshiko Kutsukake
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Affiliation Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Kirin Company Ltd, 1–13–5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236–0004, Japan
- Ayaka Hoshi
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Affiliation Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Kirin Company Ltd, 1–13–5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236–0004, Japan
- Aruto Yoshida
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Affiliation Central Laboratories for Key Technologies, Kirin Company Ltd, 1–13–5 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236–0004, Japan
- Hiroyuki Nakayama
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Affiliation Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, 1–1–1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Yasuhisa Ano, Toshiko Kutsukake, Ayaka Hoshi and Aruto Yoshida are employed by Kirin Company Ltd. There are no products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ 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: YA AY. Performed the experiments: YA TK AH. Analyzed the data: YA TK AH. Wrote the paper: HN.