Pneumocystis [Pneumocystis]
A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.
- Annotation
- specifics PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII and PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII are available; infection = PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS but consider also PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS
- DUI
- D011010 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0017058
- History note
- 2004 (1974)
- Public note
- 2004; see PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII 1974-2003
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification 1
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects 1
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics 2
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism
- PY
- pathogenicity 2
- PH
- physiology 1
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure
- VI
- virology
Pneumocystis gerbil Organism MeSH Browser
Pneumocystis murina Organism MeSH Browser
Pneumocystis oryctolagi Organism MeSH Browser
Pneumocystis wakefieldiae Organism MeSH Browser