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Synthesis of melanin pigment by Candida albicans in vitro and during infection.

Morris-Jones R, Gomez BL, Diez S, Uran M, Morris-Jones SD, Casadevall A, Nosanchuk JD, Hamilton AJ

St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom. themojos@boltblue.com

Melanins are implicated in the pathogenesis of several important human diseases. This study confirmed the presence of melanin particles in Candida albicans in vitro and during infection. Dark particles were isolated from the digestion of C. albicans cultures and from infected tissue, as established by electron microscopy and immunofluorescence techniques.

Published 22 August 2005 in Infect Immun, 73(9): 6147-50.
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