About the Authors

Bárbara V. Lago

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Francisco C. Mello

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Anna Kramvis

Affiliation Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Programme, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Christian Niel

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Selma A. Gomes

selma@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BVL FCM SAG. Performed the experiments: BVL. Analyzed the data: BVL FCM AK CN SAG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AK CN.