About the Authors

Kátia B. Amaral

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Thiago P. Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Kássia K. Malta

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Lívia A. S. Carmo

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Felipe F. Dias

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Mariana R. Almeida

Current address: Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), MG, Brazil

Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Gustavo F. S. Andrade

Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Jefferson S. Martins

Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Roberto R. Pinho

Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Sócrates F. Costa-Neto

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild Reservoir Mammals, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rosana Gentile

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild Reservoir Mammals, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rossana C. N. Melo

rossana.melo@ufjf.edu.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: KBA RCNM. Formal analysis: KBA TPS JSM. Funding acquisition: GFSA RG RCNM. Investigation: KBA TPS KKM LASC FFD MRA JSM RCNM. Methodology: KBA RCNM. Project administration: RCNM. Resources: GFSA SFCN RRP RG RCNM. Supervision: RCNM. Visualization: KBA TPS RCNM. Writing – original draft: KBA TPS MRA GFSA JSM RG RCNM. Writing – review & editing: RCNM.