Melanin and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 354-358

  Casadevall, Arturo ^a   Rosas, Angel L ^a   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033900087     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00103-X     Document Type: Review

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