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Evidence that Cryptococcus neoformans is melanized in pigeon excreta: implications for pathogenesis.

J D Nosanchuk1, J Rudolph, A L Rosas, A Casadevall.   

Abstract

Structures similar to the melanin "ghosts" of melanized cryptococcal cells were isolated from pigeon excreta contaminated with Cryptococcus neoformans, and their growth in pigeon excreta supported melanization. The results suggest that environmental C. neoformans cells are melanized and imply that initial infection may involve exposure to melanized cells.

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Year:  1999        PMID： 10496933      PMCID： PMC96908          DOI： 10.1128/IAI.67.10.5477-5479.1999

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infect Immun        ISSN： 0019-9567            Impact factor:   3.441


  16 in total

1.  Melanin, melanin "ghosts," and melanin composition in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors:  Y Wang; P Aisen; A Casadevall
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  1996-07       Impact factor: 3.441

2.  Airborne Cryptococcus neoformans: particles from pigeon excreta compatible with alveolar deposition.

Authors:  K E Powell; B A Dahl; R J Weeks; F E Tosh
Journal:  J Infect Dis       Date:  1972-04       Impact factor: 5.226

3.  Decreased susceptibility of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans to UV light.

Authors:  Y Wang; A Casadevall
Journal:  Appl Environ Microbiol       Date:  1994-10       Impact factor: 4.792

4.  Biochemical and molecular characterization of the diphenol oxidase of Cryptococcus neoformans: identification as a laccase.

Authors:  P R Williamson
Journal:  J Bacteriol       Date:  1994-02       Impact factor: 3.490

5.  Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of clinically and environmentally isolated Cryptococcus neoformans in Nagasaki.

Authors:  Y Yamamoto; S Kohno; H Koga; H Kakeya; K Tomono; M Kaku; T Yamazaki; M Arisawa; K Hara
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1995-12       Impact factor: 5.948

6.  Melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans in murine infection.

Authors:  J D Nosanchuk; P Valadon; M Feldmesser; A Casadevall
Journal:  Mol Cell Biol       Date:  1999-01       Impact factor: 4.272

7.  Melanogenesis in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors:  I Polacheck; K J Kwon-Chung
Journal:  J Gen Microbiol       Date:  1988-04

8.  Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from environmental (pigeon excreta) and clinical sources in New York City.

Authors:  B P Currie; L F Freundlich; A Casadevall
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1994-05       Impact factor: 5.948

9.  Down-regulation of the afferent phase of T cell-mediated pulmonary inflammation and immunity by a high melanin-producing strain of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors:  G B Huffnagle; G H Chen; J L Curtis; R A McDonald; R M Strieter; G B Toews
Journal:  J Immunol       Date:  1995-10-01       Impact factor: 5.422

10.  Effect of the laccase gene CNLAC1, on virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors:  S D Salas; J E Bennett; K J Kwon-Chung; J R Perfect; P R Williamson
Journal:  J Exp Med       Date:  1996-08-01       Impact factor: 14.307
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  23 in total

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

Authors:  Rachael Morris-Jones; Beatriz L Gomez; Soraya Diez; Martha Uran; Stephen D Morris-Jones; Arturo Casadevall; Joshua D Nosanchuk; Andrew J Hamilton
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  2005-09       Impact factor: 3.441

Review 2.  Impact of melanin on microbial virulence and clinical resistance to antimicrobial compounds.

Authors:  Joshua D Nosanchuk; Arturo Casadevall
Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother       Date:  2006-11       Impact factor: 5.191

3.  Detection of antibodies against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis melanin in in vitro and in vivo studies during infection.

Authors:  Martha E Urán; Joshua D Nosanchuk; Angela Restrepo; Andrew J Hamilton; Beatriz L Gómez; Luz E Cano
Journal:  Clin Vaccine Immunol       Date:  2011-08-03

4.  Host response to pulmonary fungal infections: A highlight on cell-driven immunity to Cryptococcus species and Aspergillus fumigatus.

Authors:  Orchi Dutta; Jorge A Masso-Silva; Keyi Wang; Amariliz Rivera
Journal:  Curr Pharmacol Rep       Date:  2017-10-14

5.  Melanization decreases the susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans to enzymatic degradation.

Authors:  A L Rosas; A Casadevall
Journal:  Mycopathologia       Date:  2001       Impact factor: 2.574

6.  Cryptococcus neoformans interactions with amoebae suggest an explanation for its virulence and intracellular pathogenic strategy in macrophages.

Authors:  J N Steenbergen; H A Shuman; A Casadevall
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  2001-12-11       Impact factor: 11.205

7.  Phenotypic differences of Cryptococcus molecular types and their implications for virulence in a Drosophila model of infection.

Authors:  George R Thompson; Nathaniel Albert; Greg Hodge; Machelle D Wilson; Jane E Sykes; Derek J Bays; Carolina Firacative; Wieland Meyer; Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  2014-05-05       Impact factor: 3.441

8.  Melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans affects lung inflammatory responses during cryptococcal infection.

Authors:  Aron J Mednick; Joshua D Nosanchuk; Arturo Casadevall
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  2005-04       Impact factor: 3.441

9.  Detection of melanin-like pigments in the dimorphic fungal pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in vitro and during infection.

Authors:  B L Gómez; J D Nosanchuk; S Díez; S Youngchim; P Aisen; L E Cano; A Restrepo; A Casadevall; A J Hamilton
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  2001-09       Impact factor: 3.441

10.  Growth and pigment production on D-tryptophan medium by Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Candida albicans.

Authors:  Stuart Chaskes; Susana Frases; Michael Cammer; Gary Gerfen; Arturo Casadevall
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2007-11-07       Impact factor: 5.948
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