Evaluation of melanin production by Sporothrix luriei

There is a paucity of studies on the cell biology of Sporothrix luriei, the less common of the pathogenic Sporothrix species worldwide. The production of DHN-melanin, eumelanin, and pyomelanin were evaluated on the mycelial and yeast forms of the S. luriei ATCC 18616 strain. The mycelial form of thi...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Ludmilla Rodrigues Cruz, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000100068&lng=en&tlng=en