About the Authors
- Philip D. Weyman
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Affiliation Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy, The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Walter A. Vargas
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Current address: Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Affiliation Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy, The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Yingkai Tong
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Affiliation Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy, The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Jianping Yu
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Affiliation National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
- Pin-Ching Maness
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Affiliation National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, United States of America
- Hamilton O. Smith
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Affiliation Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy, The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Qing Xu
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* E-mail: qxu2019@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy, The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
The employer of the authors (J. Craig Venter Institute) is considering filing a patent based on research presented in this paper. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PDW WAV YT JY P-CM HOS. Performed the experiments: PDW WAV YT QX. Analyzed the data: PDW WAV YT JY P-CM QX. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PDW WAV YT JY P-CM QX. Wrote the paper: PDW QX.