Melanization is a property that is shared among several human pathogenic fungi, whereas
encapsulation is a property unique to Cryptococcus neoformans. Focusing on C …

The ability of Cryptococcus neoformans to synthesize polymerized melanin in vitro has been
associated with virulence, but it is unclear whether this fungus synthesizes polymerized …

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

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

Cryptococcus neoformans is a significant fungal pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
The ability of C. neoformans to produce melanin has been correlated with virulence. The …

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 …

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 …

Recently, several pathogenic fungi were shown to produce extracellular vesicles that
contain various components associated with virulence. In the human pathogenic fungus …

Cryptococcus neoformans melanizes in the environment and in mammalian tissues, but the
process of melanization in either venue is mysterious given that this microbe produces …

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) …