doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1149419 Received 21 January 2023 Accepted 28 February 2023 Published 30 March 2023 Volume 13 - 2023 Edited by Jason Comer, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States Reviewed by Marta Alonso-Hearn, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development-Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain
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