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 …

Melanin pigments protect against both ionizing radiation and free radicals and have
potential soil remediation capabilities. Eumelanins produced by pathogenic Cryptococcus …

Melanin is a virulence factor for many pathogenic fungal species, including Cryptococcus
neoformans. Melanin is deposited in the cell wall, and melanin isolated from this fungus …

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 production of melanin significantly enhances the virulence of many important human
pathogenic fungi. Despite fungal melanin's importance in human disease, as well as …

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

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

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 …

Melanins are enigmatic pigments found in all biological kingdoms that are associated with a
variety of functions, including microbial virulence. Despite being ubiquitous in nature …

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