About the Authors

Lindsay Peltz

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Jessica Gomez

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Maribel Marquez

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Frances Alencastro

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Negar Atashpanjeh

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Tara Quang

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Thuy Bach

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Yuanxiang Zhao

zhao@csupomona.edu

Affiliation Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YZ. Performed the experiments: Analyzed the data: LP YZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YZ. Wrote the paper: YZ. Collection and/or assembly of data: LP JG FA MM NA TQ TB YZ. Administrative support: YZ. Interpreted the data: YZ.