About the Authors

Heloisa Aparecida Barbosa Silva Pereira

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Evolution, Center of Biological Sciences and the Health, Federal University of São Carlos, Washington Luis, km 235,13560–970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Aline Salgado Dionizio

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9–75, 17012–901, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Mileni Silva Fernandes

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Evolution, Center of Biological Sciences and the Health, Federal University of São Carlos, Washington Luis, km 235,13560–970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Tamara Teodoro Araujo

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9–75, 17012–901, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Tânia Mary Cestari

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9–75, 17012–901, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Camila Peres Buzalaf

Affiliation Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Rua Irmã Arminda 10–50, 17011–160, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Flávia Godoy Iano

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9–75, 17012–901, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf

mbuzalaf@fob.usp.br

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9–75, 17012–901, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MARB. Performed the experiments: HABSP ASD TTA MSF FGI. Analyzed the data: CPB TC HABSP MARB. Wrote the paper: HABSP CPB MARB FGI.