Background Melanin pigments are ubiquitous in nature. Melanized microorganisms are often
the dominating species in certain extreme environments, such as soils contaminated with …

Melanized microorganisms are often found in environments with very high background radiation
levels such as in nuclear reactor cooling pools and the destroyed reactor in Chernobyl. …

Melanin is a ubiquitous pigment with unique physicochemical properties. The resistance of
melanized fungi to cosmic and terrestrial ionizing radiation suggests that melanin also plays …

Background Melanin, a high-molecular weight pigment that is ubiquitous in nature, protects
melanized microorganisms against high doses of ionizing radiation. However, the physics of …

The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans can undergo dramatic enlargement, a phenomenon
associated with virulence. A prior study that used Ab to the capsule as a marker for older …

There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial therapies to combat drug resistance, new
pathogens, and the relative inefficacy of current therapy in compromised hosts. Ionizing radiation …

Protection of Melanized Cryptococcus neoformans from Lethal Dose Gamma Irradiation
Involves Changes in Melanin's Chemical Structure and Paramagnetism | PLOS ONE Skip to …

Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) prolongs the survival of mice infected with Cryptococcus
neoformans. To compare the efficacy of RIT with that of amphotericin B, we infected AJ/ Cr mice …

There is a need for radioprotectors that protect normal tissues from ionizing radiation in patients
receiving high doses of radiation and during nuclear emergencies. We investigated the …

… Bryan, Annie Frenkel, Joshua D. Nosanchuk and Arturo Casadevall … Dadachova E, Nakouzi
A, Bryan RA, Casadevall A. Ionizing radiation delivered by specific antibody is therapeutic …