About the Authors

Gustavo B. Gregoracci

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Juliana R. Nascimento

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Anderson S. Cabral

Affiliation Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rodolfo Paranhos

Affiliation Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jean L. Valentin

Affiliation Laboratory of Zooplankton, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cristiane C. Thompson

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, IOC-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabiano L. Thompson

fabiano.thompson@biologia.ufrj.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RP FLT. Performed the experiments: GBG JRN ASC. Analyzed the data: GBG RP JLV FLT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RP JLV FLT. Wrote the paper: GBG RP CCT FLT.