About the Authors

Diana M. Horvath

dmh@2blades.org

Affiliation Two Blades Foundation, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Robert E. Stall

Affiliation Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Jeffrey B. Jones

Affiliation Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Michael H. Pauly

Affiliation Two Blades Foundation, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

Gary E. Vallad

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, Florida, United States of America

Doug Dahlbeck

Affiliation Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Brian J. Staskawicz

Affiliation Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

John W. Scott

Affiliation Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The Two Blades Foundation holds an exclusive license to the Bs2 gene and has contributed funds in support of field trial costs. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.