About the Authors

Jörg Bormann

bormannj@botanik.uni-hamburg.de

Affiliation Biocenter Klein Flottbek - Department of Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Marike Johanne Boenisch

Affiliation Biocenter Klein Flottbek - Department of Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Elena Brückner

Affiliation Biocenter Klein Flottbek - Department of Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Demet Firat

Affiliation Biocenter Klein Flottbek - Department of Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Wilhelm Schäfer

Affiliation Biocenter Klein Flottbek - Department of Molecular Phytopathology and Genetics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JB MJB WS. Performed the experiments: JB MJB EB DF. Analyzed the data: JB MJB WS. Wrote the paper: JB WS.