About the Authors

Fabrício M. Almeida

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Thatiana L. B. Ventura

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eduardo P. Amaral

Affiliation Departament of Immunology, Biomedical Science Institute (ICB), University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Simone C. M. Ribeiro

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sanderson D. Calixto

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcelle R. Manhães

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Andreza L. Rezende

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Giliane S. Souzal

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Igor S. de Carvalho

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Elisangela C. Silva

Affiliations Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Molecular MIcobacteriology Laboratory, Medicine School, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Juliana Azevedo da Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eulógio C. Q. Carvalho

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Morphology and Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Afranio L. Kritski

Affiliation Tuberculosis Academic Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Elena B. Lasunskaia

elena@uenf.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Biology of Recognition, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: EL FMA EPA. Formal analysis: FMA EPA SCMR TBV. Funding acquisition: EL. Investigation: FMA TBV SCMR SDC MRM ALR GSS ISC ECS. Methodology: EL FMA EPA SCMR. Project administration: EL. Resources: ECS EQC EPA ALK. Supervision: EL EQC. Validation: EL FMA. Visualization: FMA TBV EPA SCMR MRM JAS ALK. Writing – original draft: EL FMA. Writing – review & editing: EL EPA ECS ALK.