About the Authors

Flávia Carolina F. de Araujo

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Antônio Mauro de Rezende

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Parasitology, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cor Jesus F. Fontes

Affiliation Hospital Universitário Júlio Muller, UFMT, Cuiabá, Mato Grasso, Brazil

Luzia Helena Carvalho

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cristiana F. Alves de Brito

cristiana@cpqrr.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FFA LHC CAB. Performed the experiments: FFA AMR. Analyzed the data: FFA AMR CAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJF LHC CAB. Wrote the paper: FFA AMR CJF LHC CAB.