About the Authors

Juana M. Sánchez-Puig

Affiliation Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (I.N.I.A.), Madrid, Spain

María M. Lorenzo

Affiliation Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (I.N.I.A.), Madrid, Spain

Rafael Blasco

blasco@inia.es

Affiliation Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (I.N.I.A.), Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

The work described is part of the following patent application: Recombinant DNA viruses comprising a DNA that is complementary to an RNA virus replicon, and applications thereof. Application Number, EP20040742039 20040702; Publication Number, 1642982(A1). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed in PLOS ONE guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMS MML RB. Performed the experiments: JMS MML. Analyzed the data: JMS MML RB. Wrote the paper: JMS MML RB.