About the Authors

Marcelo Magalhães

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Pathology (LAPEX), Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQGM/FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Pedro D. Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Achiléa L. Bittencourt

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Lourdes Farre

Lfarre@bahia.fiocruz.br

Affiliations Laboratory of Experimental Pathology (LAPEX), Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQGM/FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology of Tropical Diseases (INCT/DT), Salvador, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ALB LF. Performed the experiments: MM PDO. Analyzed the data: MM PDP LF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LF. Wrote the paper: MM PDO ALB LF.