About the Authors

Jan Grau

grau@informatik.uni-halle.de

Affiliation Institute of Computer Science, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Annett Wolf

Affiliation Institute of Computer Science, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Maik Reschke

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Ulla Bonas

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Stefan Posch

Affiliation Institute of Computer Science, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Jens Boch

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: JB and UB are part owners of a patent application regarding the use of TAL effectors.

Author Contributions

Implemented the software: JG AW. Conceived and designed the experiments: JG AW MR UB SP JB. Performed the experiments: MR. Analyzed the data: JG AW MR SP JB. Wrote the paper: JG SP JB.