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) …

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 …

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

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

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 unusual among melanotic fungi in that it requires an
exogenous supply of precursor to synthesize melanin. C. neoformans melanizes during …

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

Melanin synthesis is associated with virulence for the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus
neoformans. Exposure of nonmelanized C. neoformans 4067 cells to 4 M guanidinium …

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

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 …