About the Authors

Todd W. Osmundson

Affiliation Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Vincent A. Robert

Affiliation Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Conrad L. Schoch

Affiliation National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Lydia J. Baker

Affiliation Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Amy Smith

Affiliation Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Giovanni Robich

Affiliation Venice Museum of Natural History, Venice, Italy

Luca Mizzan

Affiliation Venice Museum of Natural History, Venice, Italy

Matteo M. Garbelotto

matteog@berkeley.edu

Affiliation Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TWO VAR CLS LM MMG. Performed the experiments: TWO VAR LJB AS GR MMG. Analyzed the data: TWO VAR MMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CLS LM MMG. Wrote the paper: TWO VAR CLS MMG. Designed the software used in analysis: VAR.