The multifarious, multireplicon Burkholderia cepacia complex

E Mahenthiralingam, TA Urban… - Nature Reviews …, 2005‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is a collection of genetically distinct but
phenotypically similar bacteria that are divided into at least nine species. Bcc bacteria are …

The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis

JD Nosanchuk, A Casadevall - Cellular microbiology, 2003‏ - Wiley Online Library
Melanins are enigmatic pigments that are produced by a wide variety of microorganisms
including several species of pathogenic bacteria, fungi and helminthes. The study of …

Melanogenesis and associated cytotoxic reactions: applications to insect innate immunity

AJ Nappi, BM Christensen - Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Insects transmit the causative agents for such debilitating diseases as malaria, lymphatic
filariases, slee** sickness, Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, river blindness, Dengue, and …

Natural melanin: current trends, and future approaches, with especial reference to microbial source

NEA El-Naggar, WEIA Saber - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Melanin is a universal natural dark polymeric pigment, arising in microorganisms, animals,
and plants. There is a couple of pieces of literature on melanin, each focusing on a different …

Color me bad: microbial pigments as virulence factors

GY Liu, V Nizet - Trends in microbiology, 2009‏ - cell.com
A hallmark feature of several pathogenic microbes is the distinctive color of their colonies
when propagated in the clinical laboratory. Such pigmentation comes in a variety of hues …

[PDF][PDF] Melanin synthesis in microorganisms-biotechnological and medical aspects

P Plonka, M Grabacka - Acta biochimica polonica, 2006‏ - frontierspartnerships.org
Melanins form a diverse group of pigments synthesized in living organisms in the course of
hydroxylation and polymerization of organic compounds. Melanin production is observed in …

Melanin and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

A Casadevall, AL Rosas, JD Nosanchuk - Current opinion in microbiology, 2000‏ - Elsevier
Melanin synthesis has been associated with virulence for the human pathogenic fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans. Recent evidence indicates that C. neoformans cells synthesize …

Depression and sexual dysfunction

DS Baldwin - British medical bulletin, 2001‏ - academic.oup.com
Adequate sexual expression is an essential part of many human relationships, and may
enhance quality of life and provide a sense of physical, psychological and social well-being …

Sword and shield: linked group B streptococcal β-hemolysin/cytolysin and carotenoid pigment function to subvert host phagocyte defense

GY Liu, KS Doran, T Lawrence… - Proceedings of the …, 2004‏ - National Acad Sciences
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis in
neonates and has been found to persist inside host phagocytic cells. The pore-forming GBS …

[كتاب][B] Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens

D Liu - 2011‏ - books.google.com
As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …