About the Authors
- Claudia Di Giacomo
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Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Luca Vanella
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Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Valeria Sorrenti
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Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Rosa Santangelo
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Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Ignazio Barbagallo
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Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Giovanna Calabrese
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Affiliation IOM Ricerca SRL, Via Penninazzo, 11, Viagrande, Catania, Italy
- Carlo Genovese
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Affiliation Dept. of Bio-Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Silvana Mastrojeni
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Affiliation Dept. of Bio-Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Salvatore Ragusa
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Affiliation Dept. of Health Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- Rosaria Acquaviva
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* E-mail: racquavi@unict.it
Affiliation Dept. of Drug Science—Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Competing Interests
Author GC is employed by IOM Ricerca SRL. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CDG RA. Performed the experiments: CDG RA LV VS IB. Analyzed the data: RS CG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM SR GC. Wrote the paper: CDG RA.