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Anielle C.A. Silva1,2\*, Eliete A. Alvin1,2, Francisco R.A. dos Santos1,3, Samanta L.M. de Matos1,3, Jerusa M. de Oliveira3 , Alessandra S. Silva4 , Éder V. Guimarães4 , Mirella S. Vieira1,5, Eurípedes A. da Silva Filho6 , Ricardo S. Silva4 , Lucas Anhezini3 , Nilvanira D. Tebaldi7 and Noelio O. Dantas1 \*

1 Laboratory of New Nanostructured and Functional Materials, Physics Institute, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

2 Programa de Pós-Graduação da Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

3 Laboratory for in vivo Toxicity, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

4 Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Naturais e Educação (ICENE), Departamento de Física, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

5 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil

6 Laboratory of Genetic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

7 Laboratory of Plant Bacteriology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil

\*Address all correspondence to: acalmeida@fis.ufal.br and noelio@fis.ufal.br

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