Journal
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages 260-263Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myy013
Keywords
DHN-melanin; Fonsecaea; Phialophora; tricyclazole
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- CAPES (Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior)
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
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Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous infection caused by melanized fungal species. We quantified the extractable melanin of 77 strains of CBM agents distributed within five genera. Moreover, resistance to oxidative stress was evaluated in strains exposed or not to the melanin inhibitor tricyclazole. The median percentage of melaninmass extracted from dry fungal mass varied from 0.69 (Rhinocladiella similis) to 3.81 (Phialophora americana). Inhibition of melanin synthesis decreased survival rates to hydrogen peroxide. Together, these data highlight the importance of melanin in CBM agents.
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