Synthetic dyes are generally not safe for human health or the environment, leading to the
continuous search and growing demand for natural pigments that are considered safer …

Fungal pathogens cause devastating infections in millions of individuals each year,
representing a huge but underappreciated burden on human health. One of these, the …

Melanin is a critical component of fungal cell wall which protect fungi from adverse
environmental tress. However, the role of melanin for fungi during the disinfection with …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is ubiquitous in the
environment. It causes a deadly meningitis that is responsible for over 180,000 deaths …

Mitochondria are essential organelles that act in pathways including ATP production, β-
oxidation, and clearance of reactive oxygen species. They occur as a complex reticular …

The formation of fungal biofilm goes through some different states, including monodisperse
state, aggregated state, germinated state, hyphal and biofilm. The aggregation of spores is a …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous, opportunistic fungal pathogen that kills almost
200,000 people worldwide each year. It is acquired when mammalian hosts inhale the …

Eumycetoma is a neglected tropical disease, and Madurella mycetomatis, the most common
causative agent of this disease forms black grains in hosts. Melanin was discovered to be …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by the pathogenic yeasts Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. The infection initiates with the inhalation of propagules …

The fast development of resistance and the ability to disseminate it within a single
generation through mobile DNA elements (Stokes and Gillings, 2011) is a factor that …