Melanisation of Cryptococcus neoformans in human brain tissue
Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Ángel L. Rosas, Sunhee C. Lee +1 more2000The LancetLetter
Abstract
Melanin-specific reagents revealed melanin in cryptococcal cell walls from human brain tissue, and fungal-cell melanin "ghosts" were recovered from infected tissue. The results indicate that Cryptococcus neoformans melanises during human infection.
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