About the Authors
- Rania Siam
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* E-mail: rsiam@aucegypt.edu
Affiliations Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Department of Biology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, The Science and Technology Research Center, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Ghada A. Mustafa
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Affiliations Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, The Science and Technology Research Center, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Hazem Sharaf
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Affiliation Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Ahmed Moustafa
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Affiliations Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Department of Biology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Adham R. Ramadan
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Andre Antunes
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Affiliation Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Vladimir B. Bajic
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Affiliation Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Uli Stingl
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Affiliation Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Nardine G. R. Marsis
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Affiliation Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Marco J. L. Coolen
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Affiliation Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mitchell Sogin
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Affiliation Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Ari J. S. Ferreira
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Affiliations Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Department of Biology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Hamza El Dorry
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Affiliations Biotechnology Graduate Program, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Department of Biology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, The Science and Technology Research Center, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: AM and VBB (coauthors) serve on the editorial board. 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: RS ARR NGRM MJLC MS HE. Performed the experiments: RS GAM HS NGRM. Analyzed the data: RS GAM HS AM ARR AA HE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS MJLC MS HE. Wrote the paper: RS GAM AA VBB US AJSF MJLC.