About the Authors

Cecilia Perez Brandan

cecilia.perezbrandan@conicet.gov.ar

Affiliation Instituto de Patologia Experimental - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, Argentina

Angel M. Padilla

Affiliation Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Dan Xu

Affiliation Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Rick L. Tarleton

Affiliation Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Miguel A. Basombrio

Affiliation Instituto de Patologia Experimental - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, Argentina

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CPB AMP MAB RLT. Performed the experiments: CPB AMP DX. Analyzed the data: CPB AMP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CPB AMP DX. Wrote the paper: CPB AMP.