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Comparative Genomics Suggests Primary Homothallism of Pneumocystis Species

Pneumocystis species are fungal parasites of mammal lungs showing host specificity. Pneumocystis jirovecii colonizes humans and causes severe pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals. In the absence of in vitro cultures, the life cycle of these fungi remains poorly known. Sexual reproduction probab...

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Autores principales: Almeida, João M. G. C. F., Cissé, Ousmane H., Fonseca, Álvaro, Pagni, Marco, Hauser, Philippe M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25587012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02250-14