Budding of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans in the presence or absence of L-dopa

Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1945-1951

  Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN; PHENOL; POLYMER;

CELL BUDDING; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DEGRADATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRULENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038487260     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26333-0     Document Type: Review

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