Growth of Cryptococcus neoformans in presence of L-dopa decreases its susceptibility to amphotericin B

Y Wang, A Casadevall - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Y Wang, A Casadevall
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1994Am Soc Microbiol
NOTES Growth of Cryptococcus neoformans in Presence of L-Dopa Decreases Its
Susceptibility to Amphotericin B Page 1 ANTIMICROBiAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY,
Nov. 1994, p. 2648-2650 0066-4804/94/$04.00+0 Copyright C) 1994, American Society for
Microbiology NOTES Growth of Cryptococcus neoformans in Presence of L-Dopa
Decreases Its Susceptibility to Amphotericin B YULIN WANG' AND ARTURO
CASADEVALLl 2* Department of Microbiology and Immunology' and Department of …
Cryptococcus neoformans grown with L-dopa was melanized and was less susceptible to amphotericin B. The results suggest that in vivo and in vitro susceptibilities to amphotericin B may differ.
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