About the Authors

Sandra Louzada

Affiliation Center of Genomics and Biotechnology, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

Filomena Adega

Affiliation Center of Genomics and Biotechnology, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

Raquel Chaves

rchaves@utad.pt

Affiliations Center of Genomics and Biotechnology, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SL FA RC. Performed the experiments: SL FA RC. Analyzed the data: SL FA RC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FA RC. Wrote the paper: SL. Final revision of the paper: FA RC.