About the Authors

Matthias Kahm

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Technology, RheinAhrCampus, University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz, Remagen, Germany

Clara Navarrete

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Campus de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Vicent Llopis-Torregrosa

Affiliation Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas UPV-CSIC, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Rito Herrera

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Campus de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Lina Barreto

Affiliation Institut de Biotecnologia I Biomedicina & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain

Lynne Yenush

Affiliation Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas UPV-CSIC, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Joaquin Ariño

Affiliation Institut de Biotecnologia I Biomedicina & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain

Jose Ramos

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Campus de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Maik Kschischo

kschischo@rheinahrcampus.de

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Technology, RheinAhrCampus, University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz, Remagen, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Kahm, L. Yenush, J. Ariño, J. Ramos, M. Kschischo. Performed the experiments: C. Navarrete, V. Llopis-Torregrosa, R. Herrera, L. Barreto, J. Ramos. Analyzed the data: M. Kahm, J. Ariño, J. Ramos, M. Kschischo. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Kahm, L. Yenush, J. Ariño, J. Ramos, M. Kschischo. Wrote the paper: M. Kahm, L. Yenush, J. Ariño, J. Ramos, M. Kschischo. Developed the mathematical model: M. Kahm, M. Kschischo.