About the Authors

Cristina A. Viegas

cristina.viegas@ist.utl.pt

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (TUL), Lisboa, Portugal, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (TUL), Lisboa, Portugal

Catarina Costa

Affiliation Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (TUL), Lisboa, Portugal

Sandra André

Affiliation Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), Amadora, Portugal

Paula Viana

Affiliation Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), Amadora, Portugal

Rui Ribeiro

Affiliation Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Matilde Moreira-Santos

Affiliation Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CAV MMS. Performed the experiments: CC MMS SA PV. Analyzed the data: CC MMS PV CAV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MMS RR PV CAV. Wrote the paper: CAV MMS RR.