About the Authors

José A. Siles

josesimartos@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Caio T. C. C. Rachid

Affiliations Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Inmaculada Sampedro

Affiliations Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America

Inmaculada García-Romera

Affiliation Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain

James M. Tiedje

Affiliation Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAS CTCCR IS IG-R JMT. Performed the experiments: JAS. Analyzed the data: JAS CTCCR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IG-R JMT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JAS CTCCR IS IG-R JMT.