Sheridan R Publico1*, Reagan R Rouland1*, Britnee M Bensinger1, Wyatt W Clancy1, Saskia M Hupertz1,2, Ethan A Koeman3, J. Trevor O'Neill1, Neha Parthasarathy4, Henry M Sederoff5, Erik T Varela Hernandez1, Reagan Cynthia1, and Stephanie L Mathews1§
1Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University
2Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3College of Agricultural and Life Sciences , North Carolina State University
4Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University
5Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
§Correspondence to: Stephanie L Mathews (stephanie_mathews@ncsu.edu)
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