Melanin in <it>Fonsecaea pedrosoi</it>: a trap for oxidative radicals

Melanin in <it>Fonsecaea pedrosoi</it>: a trap for oxidative radicals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathogenic fungus <it>Fonsecaea pedrosoi </it>constitutively produces the pigment melanin, an important virulence factor in fungi. Melanin is incorporated in the cell wall structure and provides chemical and physical...

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Main Authors: de Souza Wanderley, Borba Luana P, Vugman Ney V, Herbst Marcelo H, Seabra Sergio H, Franzen Anderson J, Cunha Marcel ML, Rozental Sonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/80

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