Fungal melanin: what do we know about structure?

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 melanin’s contribution to the ability of fungi to survive in diverse hostile environments, the structure of melanin remains unsolv...

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Published in:Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors: Joshua D Nosanchuk, Ruth E. Stark, Arturo eCasadevall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01463/full