About the Authors

Alex Rinkert

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

alexander.rinkert@sjsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, United States of America

Tracy M. Misiewicz

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States of America

Benjamin E. Carter

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, United States of America

Aleezah Salmaan

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Justen B. Whittall

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.