About the Authors

Katia Regina Cesar

Affiliation Basic Research Lab-LIM 12, Nephrology-HCFMUSP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Eliete Caló Romero

Affiliation Bacteriology, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ana Carolina de Bragança

Affiliation Basic Research Lab-LIM 12, Nephrology-HCFMUSP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Roberta Morozetti Blanco

Affiliation Bacteriology, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Patrícia Antonia Estima Abreu

Affiliation Bacteriology Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Antonio José Magaldi

biomag@usp.br

Affiliation Basic Research Lab-LIM 12, Nephrology-HCFMUSP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJM. Performed the experiments: KRC ECR ACB RMB PAEA. Analyzed the data: AJM KRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJM KRC ECR ACB RMB PAEA. Wrote the paper: AJM ECR PAEA.