Blastomyces dermatitidis produces melanin in vitro and during infection

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-193

  Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Duin, David Van ^a   Mandal, Piyali ^b   Aisen, Philip ^a   Legendre, Alfred M ^c   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; Fungi; Melanin; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; MELANIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; YEAST CELL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; LUNG; MELANINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCES; FUNGI;

EID: 4644287996     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.08.040     Document Type: Article

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