About the Authors
- Vania Cristina Santos
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Vladimir Fazito Vale
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sydnei Magno Silva
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Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Alexandre Alves Sousa Nascimento
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Natalia Alvim Araujo Saab
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Rodrigo Pedro Pinto Soares
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Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou (CPqRR), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Marilene Suzan Marques Michalick
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ricardo Nascimento Araujo
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Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Marcos Horacio Pereira
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Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Nelder Figueiredo Gontijo
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* E-mail: nelder@icb.ufmg.br
Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology-Molecular Entomology, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NFG VCS VFV. Performed the experiments: VCS VFV SMS AASN NAAS. Analyzed the data: VCS NFG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NFG MHP RNA RPPS RTF MSMM. Wrote the paper: NFG VCS RNA.