Cell Fusion May Be Involved in the Homothallic Mating of Pneumocystis Species
ABSTRACT Pneumocystis species are obligate fungal biotrophs that colonize the lungs of mammals. They cause deadly pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. The sexual phase seems obligate during their life cycle and essential for survival because it is believed to ensure proliferation and transmission b...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00859-22 |