About the Authors
- Gustavo M. Cerqueira
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Contributed equally to this work with: Gustavo M. Cerqueira, Alan J. A. McBride
* E-mail: cerqueiragm@yahoo.com.br
Affiliation Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
- Alan J. A. McBride
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Contributed equally to this work with: Gustavo M. Cerqueira, Alan J. A. McBride
Affiliation Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Brazil
- Rudy A. Hartskeerl
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Organisation for Animal Health (WHO/FAO/OIE) and National Leptospirosis Reference Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Niyaz Ahmed
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Affiliation Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
- Odir A. Dellagostin
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Affiliation Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Marcus R. Eslabão
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Affiliation Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Ana L. T. O. Nascimento
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Affiliations Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil, Interunidades em Biotecnologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Competing Interests
Niyaz Ahmed and Rudy Hartskeerl are members of the PLoS ONE Editorial Board. Niyaz Ahmed is a member of the PLoS International Advisory Group.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GMC AJAM. Performed the experiments: GMC AJAM MRE. Analyzed the data: GMC AJAM. Wrote the manuscript: GMC AJAM RAH NA OAD MRE ALTON.