About the Authors

Jelte Elsinga

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Erley F. Lizarazo

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay, Venezuela

Maria F. Vincenti

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay, Venezuela

Masja Schmidt

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Zoraida I. Velasco-Salas

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Departamento de Biología, Facultad Experimental de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela

Luzlexis Arias

Affiliation Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay, Venezuela

Ajay Bailey

Affiliation Population Research Center, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Adriana Tami

a.tami@umcg.nl

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JE AT MFV. Performed the experiments: JE EFL MFV LA AT. Analyzed the data: JE MS AB AT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZIVS AT. Wrote the paper: JE MS ZIVS AB AT.