About the Authors

Antônio J. S. Gonçalves

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Edson R. A. Oliveira

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Simone M. Costa

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marciano V. Paes

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Juliana F. A. Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adriana S. Azevedo

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcio Mantuano-Barradas

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ana Cristina M. A. Nogueira

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cecília J. Almeida

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ada M. B. Alves

ada@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Viral Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJSG AMBA ERAO. Performed the experiments: AJSG AMBA ERAO SMC ASA MVP MMB CJA JFAS. Analyzed the data: AMBA AJSG ERAO SMC ASA MVP JFAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMBA. Wrote the paper: AMBA AJSG ERAO ACMAN.