Variability in UVB tolerances of melanized and nonmelanized cells of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. laurentii

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Schiave, Letícia A ^a   Pedroso, Reginaldo S ^a   Candido, Regina C ^a   Roberts, Donald W ^b   Braga, Gilberto U L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN; PIGMENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; LEVODOPA; MELANINS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58349084174     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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