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Melaninization Reduces Cryptococcus neoformans Susceptibility to Mechanical Stress

Published:2023-02-21 Issue:1 Volume:8 Page:
ISSN:2379-5042
Container-title:mSphere
language:en
Short-container-title:mSphere

Author:

Mattoon Ellie Rose¹^ORCID,Cordero Radames J. B.²^ORCID,Casadevall Arturo²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Johns Hopkins University, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

2. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Abstract

Melanin was shown in prior microbiological experiments to be associated with protection against environmental stressors, and it has often been cited as being associated with mechanical stress protection. However, there is a lack of direct experimentation to confirm this claim.

Funder

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msphere.00591-22

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