Melanin in Fonsecaea pedrosoi: a trap for oxidative radicals
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- 16 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Microbiology
- Vol. 10 (1) , 80
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-80
Abstract
The pathogenic fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi constitutively produces the pigment melanin, an important virulence factor in fungi. Melanin is incorporated in the cell wall structure and provides chemical and physical protection for the fungus.Keywords
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