Dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) Melanin and Its Relationship with Virulence in the Early Stages of Phaeohyphomycosis

作者: Dennis M. Dixon , Paul J. Szaniszlo , Annemarie Polak

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-2635-7_14

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摘要: Pathogenicity can be defined as “giving rise to, or producing disease.” Virulence is generally considered the degree of pathogenicity. If a given microorganism possesses no pathogenicity, then it would both avirulent and nonpathogenic.

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