About the Authors

Fernanda de Oliveira Demitto

Affiliation Postgraduation in Health Sciences, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Renata Claro Ribeiro do Amaral

Affiliation Postgraduation in Bioscience and Pathophysiology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Flaviane Granero Maltempe

Affiliation Postgraduation in Bioscience and Pathophysiology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Bacteriology, Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Bacteriology, Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Mariana Aparecida Lopes

Affiliation Postgraduation in Bioscience and Pathophysiology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Katiany R. Caleffi-Ferracioli

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Bacteriology, Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Pedro Henrique Canezin

Affiliation Postgraduation in Health Sciences, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso

rfressatticardoso@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Bacteriology, Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringa, Parana, 87020–900, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RFC RCRA KRCF VLDS. Performed the experiments: FOD RCRA PHC MAL FGM. Analyzed the data: RFC RBLS VLDS KRCF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RFC RBLS VLDS KRCF. Wrote the paper: RFC FOD RBLS VLDS KRCF.