About the Authors

Carmem Beatriz Wagner Giacoia-Gripp

carmembg@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of AIDS and Molecular Immunology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Anna Maria Sales

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

José Augusto da Costa Nery

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Joanna Reis Santos-Oliveira

Affiliation Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Medical Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ariane Leite de Oliveira

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Euzenir Nunes Sarno

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mariza Gonçalves Morgado

Affiliation Laboratory of AIDS and Molecular Immunology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CG-G AMS JAN ES MM. Performed the experiments: CG-G. Analyzed the data: CG-G ES MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CG-G JS-O. Wrote the paper: CG-G AdO.