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Descriptor
English
:
Pneumocystis carinii
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pneumocystis carinii
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pneumocystis carinii
Synonyms
English
:
Pneumocystis carini
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Tree Number:
B01.300.107.730.650
Definition
English
:
The prototype species of
PNEUMOCYSTIS
infecting the
laboratory
rat. It was formerly called
Pneumocystis carinii
f. sp. carinii. Strains that infect
humans
and cause
PNEUMOCYSTIS
PNEUMONIA
were originally classified as
Pneumocystis
jirovecii or
Pneumocystis carinii
f. sp. hominis.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with probably
PNEUMONIA
,
PNEUMOCYSTIS
(IM) but if not of lungs, coordinate with
PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS
(IM) + precoordinated organ/disease term (IM)
History Note
English
:
2004; use PNEUMOCYSTIS 1974-2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
37991
Unique Identifier:
D045363
Occurrence in VHL
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