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.

Bibliografiske detaljer

Udgivet i:	Appl Environ Microbiol
Principais autores:	Wang, Y, Casadevall, A
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1994
Fag:	Research Article
Online adgang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC201897/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7986054/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/aem.60.10.3864-3866.1994
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