Fungus
pneumocystis
pneu·mo·cys·tis
Subclass of:
Ascomycota (fungus)
Definitions related to genus pneumocystis:
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(pneumocystis) Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Pneumocystis genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(pneumocystis) A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(pneumocystis) A genus of yeast-like fungi in the family Pneumocystidaceae. Members of the genus are found in the lungs of terrestrial mammals from almost all geographic regions. Communication between hosts likely happens by an airborne route to uninfected individuals. Latent infections can develop into pneumonia in immunologically impaired individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(pneumocystis) Genus of ascomycetous Fungi, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales; includes various host specific species causing pneumocystis pneumonia in humans and other mammals.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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