About the Authors
- Masako Takashima
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* E-mail: masako@jcm.riken.jp
Affiliation Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–0074, Japan
- Ri-ichiroh Manabe
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Affiliation Division of Genomic Technologies, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230–0045, Japan
- Wataru Iwasaki
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113–0032, Japan
- Akira Ohyama
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Affiliation Planning, in silico biology, inc., SOHO Station 706, 24–8 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 231–0023 Japan
- Moriya Ohkuma
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Affiliation Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–0074, Japan
- Takashi Sugita
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Tokyo, 204–8588, Japan
Competing Interests
Akira Ohyama is the CEO of In silico biology, inc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT RM MO TS. Performed the experiments: MT RM TS. Analyzed the data: MT RM WI AO TS. Wrote the paper: MT RM WI AO MO TS.