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Production of Pyomelanin, a Second Type of Melanin, via the Tyrosine Degradation Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne fungal pathogen of immunosuppressed humans. A. fumigatus is able to produce dihydroxynaphthalene melanin, which is predominantly present in the conidia. Its biosynthesis is an important virulence determinant. Here, we show that A. fumigatus is abl...

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Main Authors: Schmaler-Ripcke, Jeannette, Sugareva, Venelina, Gebhardt, Peter, Winkler, Robert, Kniemeyer, Olaf, Heinekamp, Thorsten, Brakhage, Axel A.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2620705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19028908
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02077-08
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