Evaluation of melanin production by Cryptococcus species in four different culture media;Avaliação da produção de melanina por espécies de Cryptococcus em quatro diferentes meios de cultura

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 566-568

  Pedroso, Reginaldo Dos Santos ^a   Da Costa, Karen Regina Carim ^a   Ferreira, Joseane Cristina ^a   Candido, Regina Celia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus albidus; Cryptococcus laurentii; Cryptococcus neoformans; Melanin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA AGAR; MELANIN; NIGER SEED AGAR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTATO CARROT AGAR; SUNFLOWER SEED AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS UNIGUTTULATUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; DAUCUS CAROTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIUM UNIGUTTULATUM; GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA; HELIANTHUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 36048933117     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000500014     Document Type: Article

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