THE BIOLOGY OF PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII

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作者
SMULIAN, AG [1 ]
WALZER, PD [1 ]
机构
[1] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, CINCINNATI, OH 45220 USA
关键词
PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII; PNEUMONIA; AIDS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION;
D O I
10.3109/10408419209114558
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Pneumocystis carinii was first described in the lungs of guinea pigs during studies of experimental American trypanosomiasis by Chagas in 1909.1 The organism was thought to represent a variant in the sexual life cypcle of Trypanosoma cruzi. Carini found the organism in trypanosome-infected rats, but it was not until 1912 that the organisms were recognized as belonging to a new genus and assigned the name of Pneumocystis carinii when Delanöes identified identical forms in the lungs of rats which had not been infected with trypanosomes.2. © 1992 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
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页数:26
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