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Decreased susceptibility of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans to UV light

Published:1994-10 Issue:10 Volume:60 Page:3864-3866
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Wang Y¹,Casadevall A¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.

Abstract

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.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.60.10.3864-3866.1994

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