Synthesis of Melanin-Like Pigments by Sporothrix schenckii In Vitro and during Mammalian Infection

R Morris-Jones, S Youngchim, BL Gomez… - Infection and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melanin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several important human fungal
pathogens. Existing data suggest that the conidia of the dimorphic fungal pathogen …

Biosynthesis and Functions of Melanin inSporothrix schenckii

R Romero-Martinez, M Wheeler… - Infection and …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sporothrix schenckii is a human pathogen that causes sporotrichosis, an important
cutaneous mycosis with a worldwide distribution. It produces dark-brown conidia, which …

Detection of Melanin-Like Pigments in the Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis In Vitro and during Infection

BL Gómez, JD Nosanchuk, S Dı́ez… - Infection and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melanins are implicated in the pathogenesis of several human diseases, including some
microbial infections. In this study, we analyzed whether the conidia and the yeasts of the …

Production of melanin pigments in saprophytic fungi in vitro and during infection

S Chongkae, JD Nosanchuk… - Journal of basic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Melanins are one of the great natural pigments produced by a wide variety of fungal species
that promote fitness and cell survival in diverse hostile environments, including during …

Melanin as a virulence factor of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and other dimorphic pathogenic fungi: a minireview

CP Taborda, MB Da Silva, JD Nosanchuk… - Mycopathologia, 2008 - Springer
Melanin pigments are substances produced by a broad variety of pathogenic
microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and helminths. Microbes predominantly produce …

Histoplasma capsulatum Synthesizes Melanin-Like Pigments In Vitro and during Mammalian Infection

JD Nosanchuk, BL Gómez, S Youngchim… - Infection and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melanin is made by several important pathogenic fungi and has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of a number of fungal infections. This study investigated whether the thermally …

Melanization of Penicillium marneffei in vitro and in vivo

S Youngchim, RJ Hay, AJ Hamilton - Microbiology, 2005 - microbiologyresearch.org
Melanins are found universally in nature and are implicated in the pathogenesis of several
important human fungal pathogens. This study investigated whether the conidia and the …

Production of melanin by Aspergillus fumigatus

S Youngchim, R Morris-Jones… - Journal of medical …, 2004 - microbiologyresearch.org
Melanins, or melanin-like compounds, may play a role in the pathogenesis of a number of
human fungal infections. This study investigated the production of melanin by the important …

Blastomyces dermatitidis produces melanin in vitro and during infection

JD Nosanchuk, D Van Duin, P Mandal… - FEMS microbiology …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Melanin is made by several important pathogenic fungi and is implicated in the
pathogenesis of a number of mycoses. This study investigates whether the thermally …

Melanin biosynthesis in pathogenic species of Sporothrix

R Almeida-Paes, LP Borba-Santos, S Rozental… - Fungal biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Melanins are dark polymers found in the cell wall of pathogenic fungi, including species from
the genus Sporothrix that are causative agents of sporotrichosis. In vitro experiments …