About the Authors

Michel A. Marin

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cristiane C. Thompson

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernanda S. Freitas

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Erica L. Fonseca

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A. Oladipo Aboderin

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Sambo B. Zailani

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria

Naa Kwarley E. Quartey

Affiliation Department of Biology, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Iruka N. Okeke

Affiliation Department of Biology, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ana Carolina P. Vicente

mfabanto@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAM ACPV. Performed the experiments: MAM CCT FSF ELF AOA SBZ NKEQ. Analyzed the data: MAM CCT ELF ACPV INO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACPV AOA. Wrote the paper: MAM CCT ELF INO ACPV.