1 Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
2 University of Tiradentes (Unit), Biotechnological Postgraduate Program, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil; Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNMed), Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
3 Department of Physiology, Federal University Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
4 Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil.
5 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal. Electronic address: ebsouto@ff.uc.pt.
6 Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: andre@micro.ufrj.br.