Pneumocystis

See also: pneumocystis

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Pneumocystis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pneumocystidomycetes - class; Pneumocystidales - order; Pneumocystidaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pneumocystis carinii - type species; Pneumocystis jorevicii; for other species see Pneumocystis at MycoBank

Further reading

Pneumocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pneumocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pneumocystis at MycoBank
Pneumocystis at Encyclopedia of Life
Pneumocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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