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The authors thank the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UIDB/ 04469/2020 unit. The authors also acknowledge the financial support to Antonio ´ Melo through the grant number 240–20170220 provided by Instituto Federal de Educacao, ˜ Ciˆencia e Tecnologia de Pernambuco (IFPE). Daniela P. Mesquita and Cristina Quintelas thank FCT for funding through program DL 57/2016 – Norma transitoria. ´ The final proofreading of this manuscript was carried out by BioMedES UK. (ww. biomedes.biz).