Comparative Genomics Suggests Primary Homothallism of <italic toggle="yes">Pneumocystis</italic> Species

ABSTRACT   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 reproduc...

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Main Authors: João M. G. C. F. Almeida, Ousmane H. Cissé, Álvaro Fonseca, Marco Pagni, Philippe M. Hauser
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/27e9ecac35894ef2ad4dc7915ad8103f
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