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Melanin as a virulence factor of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and other dimorphic pathogenic fungi: a minireview

Melanin pigments are substances produced by a broad variety of pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and helminths. Microbes predominantly produce melanin pigment via tyrosinases, laccases, catecholases, and the polyketide synthase pathway. In fungi, melanin is deposited in the cell...

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Autores principales: Taborda, Carlos P., da Silva, Marcelo B., Nosanchuk, Joshua D., Travassos, Luiz R.
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586806/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18777637
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