About the Authors

Charles P. Deblois

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, TOXEN, Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Microorganisms Laboratory, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Axelle Marchand

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, TOXEN, Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Microorganisms Laboratory, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Philippe Juneau

juneau.philippe@uqam.ca

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, TOXEN, Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Microorganisms Laboratory, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CPD PJ. Performed the experiments: CPD AM. Analyzed the data: CPD PJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PJ. Wrote the paper: CPD PJ.