About the Authors

Yasir Akhtar Khan

Affiliation Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Braj Raj Singh

Affiliation Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterial), Department of Applied Physics, ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Rizwan Ullah

Affiliation Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Mohd Shoeb

Affiliation Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterial), Department of Applied Physics, ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Alim H. Naqvi

Affiliation Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterial), Department of Applied Physics, ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Syed M. A. Abidi

abbasabidi92@hotmail.com

Affiliation Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YAK BRS RU MS AHN SMAA. Performed the experiments: YAK RU MS. Analyzed the data: YAK BRS MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMAA AHN BRS. Wrote the paper: YAK BRS MS RU AHN SMAA.