Gene design, optimization of protein expression and preliminary evaluation of a new chimeric protein for the serological diagnosis of both human and canine visceral leishmaniasis

• Wagner J. T. Santos,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-4687

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• Diego H. C. Tavares,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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• Artur L. Castro Neto,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1356-6703

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• Marília B. Nascimento,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7606-4885

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• Rafael Dhalia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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• Alessandra L. Albuquerque,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4597-6085

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• Carlos H. N. Costa,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

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• Franklin B. Magalhães,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision

  Affiliation Centro Universitário Tabosa de Almeida, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

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• Antônio M. Rezende,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-1779

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• Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: opmn@cpqam.fiocruz.br

  Affiliation Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM)–Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5402-7346

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