About the Authors

Alessandra Lo Sciuto

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Regina Fernández-Piñar

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Lucia Bertuccini

Affiliation Ultrastructural Infectious Pathology Section, Department of Technology and Health, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

Francesca Iosi

Affiliation Ultrastructural Infectious Pathology Section, Department of Technology and Health, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

Fabiana Superti

Affiliation Ultrastructural Infectious Pathology Section, Department of Technology and Health, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

Francesco Imperi

francesco.imperi@uniroma1.it

Affiliations Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: F. Imperi FS. Performed the experiments: F. Imperi ALS RF LB F. Iosi. Analyzed the data: F. Imperi ALS FB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: F. Imperi FB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: F. Imperi FB.