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Decreased susceptibility of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans to UV light.

Melanized Cryptococcus neoformans cells were less susceptible than nonmelanized cells to the fungicidal effects of UV light. Phenoloxidase-catalyzed production of melanin-like pigments may serve to protect the fungus against ionizing radiation.

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Autores principales: Wang, Y, Casadevall, A
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC201897/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7986054
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