About the Authors

Letícia C. Oliveira

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Tessália D. L. Saraiva

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Wanderson M. Silva

Current address: National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Buenos Aires—Argentina

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Ulisses P. Pereira

Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, State University of Londrina, Londrina—PR, Brazil

Bruno C. Campos

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Leandro J. Benevides

Current address: Commensal and Probiotics-Host Interactions Laboratory; UMR 1319 Micalis; Jouy-en-Josas, France

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Flávia S. Rocha

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Henrique C. P. Figueiredo

Affiliation Official Laboratory of Fisheries Ministry—Veterinary School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Vasco Azevedo

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil

Siomar C. Soares

siomar@icbn.uftm.edu.br

Affiliations Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte—MG, Brazil, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Biological and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba—MG, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: LCO HCPF VA SCS. Data curation: LCO TDLS BCC WMS FSR UPP LJB SCS. Formal analysis: LCO SCS. Funding acquisition: HCPF VA SCS. Investigation: LCO TDLS BCC WMS FSR UPP LJB SCS. Methodology: LCO TDLS BCC WMS FSR UPP LJB SCS. Project administration: HCPF VA SCS. Resources: HCPF VA SCS. Software: LCO SCS. Supervision: VA SCS. Validation: LCO SCS. Visualization: LCO SCS. Writing – original draft: LCO VA SCS. Writing – review & editing: LCO TDLS BCC WMS FSR UPP LJB HCPF VA SCS.