During infection, pathogens must utilise the available nutrient sources in order to grow while
simultaneously evading or tolerating the host's defence systems. Amino acids are an …

Dermatophytes are keratinophilic fungi that are the most common cause of fungal skin
infections worldwide. Melanin has been isolated from several important human fungal …

Organic electronic materials are starting to appear in various applications, but there are still
hurdles to overcome before the average consumer can get them in their hands. Right now …

Melanin is a complex polymer which is secreted outside or constitutes the structure of fungal
cell wall. It is considered as an important virulence factor in opportunistic pathogenic fungi …

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 …

We present a characterization of bos5 from Botrytis cinerea, a gene that encodes a mitogen-
activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), which is homologous to OS-5 of Neurospora …

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) …

Phylogenetic species of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex (S1a and S1b, PS2, PS3,
and PS4) and Paracoccidioides lutzii are agents of paracoccidioidomycosis, an endemic …

Members of the fungal genus Fonsecaea causing human chromoblastomycosis show
substantial geographic structuring. Genetic identity of clinical and environmental strains …

During the period from January 2002 to March 2007, infections by melanized fungi were
identified with greater frequency in aquarium-maintained leafy seadragons (Phycodurus …