Melanization affects susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans to heat and cold

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-272

  Rosas, Ángel Luis ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Melanin; Phenoloxidase; Thermoprotection

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD TOLERANCE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COLD; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HEAT; MELANINS;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0030832492     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00239-5     Document Type: Article

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