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Decreased susceptibility of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans to UV light

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1994) 60(10) 3864-3866
DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3864-3866.1994
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Abstract

Melanized Cryptococcus neoformans cells were less susceptible than nonmelanized cells to the fungicidal effects of UV light. Phenoloxidase- catalyzed production of melanin-like pigments may serve to protect the fungus against ionizing radiation.

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Wang, Y., & Casadevall, A. (1994). Decreased susceptibility of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans to UV light. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 60(10), 3864–3866. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.60.10.3864-3866.1994

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