Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are two species complexes in the large
fungal genus Cryptococcus and are responsible for potentially lethal disseminated …

Melanin synthesis has been associated with virulence for the human pathogenic fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans. Recent evidence indicates that C. neoformans cells synthesize …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that produces melanin when incubated in
the presence of certain phenolic substrates such as l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa) …

Melanins are synthesized macromolecules that are found in all biological kingdoms. These
pigments have a myriad of roles that range from microbial virulence to key components of …

Black melanin-like pigments are produced by several neurotropic fungi, including
Cryptococcus neoformans. Pigment production is associated with virulence. In media …

A primary virulence-associated trait of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans is the production of melanin pigments that are deposited into the cell wall and …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that has several well-
described virulence determinants. A polysaccharide capsule and the ability to produce …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that is pathogenic in humans and that can produce
melanin in vitro. Melanization is associated with virulence, but there is no evidence that …

The fungal human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans undergoes melanization in
response to nutrient starvation and exposure to exogenous melanin precursors …

Melanization is an intrinsic characteristic of many fungal species, but details of this process
are poorly understood because melanins are notoriously difficult pigments to study. While …