About the Authors

Jose Luiz Proenca-Modena

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Fabiana Cardoso Pereira Valera

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Marcos Gerhardinger Jacob

Affiliation Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Guilherme Pietrucci Buzatto

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Tamara Honorato Saturno

Affiliation Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Lucia Lopes

Affiliation Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Jamila Mendonça Souza

Affiliation Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Flavia Escremim Paula

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Maria Lucia Silva

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Lucas Rodrigues Carenzi

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Edwin Tamashiro

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Eurico Arruda

Contributed equally to this work with: Eurico Arruda, Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima

Contributed equally to this work with: Eurico Arruda, Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima

wtalima@fmrp.usp.br

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLPM FCPV FEP ET EA WTAL. Performed the experiments: JLPM MGJ GPB THS LL JMS MLS LRC. Analyzed the data: JLPM FCPV THS ET EA WTAL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLPM MGJ GPB THS LL JMS MLS LRC. Wrote the paper: JLPM FCPV ET EA WTAL.