Transcriptome of Pneumocystis carinii during fulminate infection: carbohydrate metabolism and the concept of a compatible parasite.

Transcriptome of Pneumocystis carinii during fulminate infection: carbohydrate metabolism and the concept of a compatible parasite.

Members of the genus Pneumocystis are fungal pathogens that cause pneumonia in a wide variety of mammals with debilitated immune systems. Little is known about their basic biological functions, including life cycle, since no species can be cultured continuously outside the mammalian lung. To better...

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Main Authors: Melanie T Cushion, A George Smulian, Bradley E Slaven, Tom Sesterhenn, Jonathan Arnold, Chuck Staben, Aleksey Porollo, Rafal Adamczak, Jarek Meller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1855432?pdf=render

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