Pneumocystis murina
| Pneumocystis murina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pneumocystidomycetes |
| Order: | Pneumocystidales |
| Family: | Pneumocystidaceae |
| Genus: | Pneumocystis |
| Species: | P. murina Keely, Fischer, Cushion & Stringer, 2004 |
| Binomial name | |
| Pneumocystis murina | |
Pneumocystis murina is a species of fungus, first isolated from lab mice, hence its name.[1]
References
Further reading
- Dagnæs-Hansen, Frederik, and Knud Poulsen. "Pneumocystis murina infection in immunodeficient mice in a closed barrier unit: a case report." Scand. J. Lab. Anim. Sci 38.2 (2011).
- Linke, M. J.; Ashbaugh, A.; Collins, M. S.; Lynch, K.; Cushion, M. T. (2013). "Characterization of a Distinct Host Response Profile to Pneumocystis murina Asci during Clearance of Pneumocystis Pneumonia". Infection and Immunity. 81 (3): 984–995. doi:10.1128/IAI.01181-12. ISSN 0019-9567. PMC 3584873
. PMID 23319554. - Linke, Michael J; Ashbaugh, Alan D; Demland, Jeffery A; Walzer, Peter D (2009). "Pneumocystis murina colonization in immunocompetent surfactant protein A deficient mice following environmental exposure". Respiratory Research. 10 (1): 10. doi:10.1186/1465-9921-10-10. ISSN 1465-9921.
- Hernandez-Novoa, B.; Bishop, L.; Logun, C.; Munson, P. J.; Elnekave, E.; Rangel, Z. G.; Barb, J.; Danner, R. L.; Kovacs, J. A. (2008). "Immune responses to Pneumocystis murina are robust in healthy mice but largely absent in CD40 ligand-deficient mice". Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 84 (2): 420–430. doi:10.1189/jlb.1207816. ISSN 0741-5400. PMC 2493075. PMID 18467653.
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