About the Authors

Anca G. Delgado

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Dae-Wook Kang

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Katherine G. Nelson

¤ Current address: Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Devyn Fajardo-Williams

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Joseph F. Miceli III

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Hansa Y. Done

¤ Current address: Center for Environmental Security, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Sudeep C. Popat

Affiliation Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Dr.Rosy@asu.edu

Affiliations Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AGD RK-B. Performed the experiments: AGD KGN DF-W JFM HYD. Analyzed the data: AGD D-WK SCP RK-B. Wrote the paper: AGD. Contributed to the intellectual merit of the manuscript: D-WK SCP RK-B.