About the Authors

Ailin Lepletier

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Liliane de Almeida

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leonardo Santos

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luzia da Silva Sampaio

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bruno Paredes

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Florencia Belén González

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Juan Beloscar

Affiliation Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital J.B. Iturraspe, Santa Fe, Argentina

Oscar Bottasso

Affiliation Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital J.B. Iturraspe, Santa Fe, Argentina

Marcelo Einicker-Lamas

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ana Rosa Pérez

Affiliation Institute of Immunology, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

Wilson Savino

Affiliation Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Alexandre Morrot

morrot@micro.ufrj.br

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AL MEL ARP WS AM. Performed the experiments: AL LdA BP LdSS LS FBG JB. Analyzed the data: AL MEL ARP OB AM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MEL BP JB ARP CGFdL WS OB AM. Wrote the paper: AL ARP WS AM.