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Melanins in fungi: Types, localization and putative biological roles

Andrea Vanesa Toledo, Mario Emilio Ernesto Franco, Silvina Marianela Yanil López, María Inés Troncozo, Mario Carlos Nazareno Saparrat, Pedro Alberto Balatti

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology · 2017 · 158 citations · 29 references

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Biosynthesis and Functions of Fungal Melanins

Alois A. Bell, Michael H. Wheeler · Annual Review of Phytopathology · 1986 · 933 citations

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Ionizing Radiation Changes the Electronic Properties of Melanin and Enhances the Growth of Melanized Fungi

Ekaterina Dadachova, Ruth Bryan, Xianchun Huang et al. · PLoS ONE · 2007 · 462 citations · Full text

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Cryptococcus neoformans melanin and virulence: mechanism of action

Y Wang, P Aisen, Arturo Casadevall · Infection and Immunity · 1995 · 415 citations · Full text

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Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

Marc Pihet, Patrick Vandeputte, G. Tronchin et al. · BMC Microbiology · 2009 · 247 citations · Full text

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The function of melanin in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum under water stress

Christopher W. Fernandez, Roger T. Koide · Fungal ecology · 2013 · 165 citations

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