The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis
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- 3 April 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Cellular Microbiology
- Vol. 5 (4) , 203-223
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-5814.2003.00268.x
Abstract
Melanins are enigmatic pigments that are produced by a wide variety of microorganisms including several species of pathogenic bacteria, fungi and helminthes. The study of melanin is difficult because...Keywords
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