Is Pneumocystis a plant?

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-373

  Kaneshiro, Edna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Fungi; Pneumocysterol; Protists; Protozoa; S adenosyl L methionine:sterol C 24 sterol methyl transferase; Sterol metabolism

Indexed keywords

PATHOGEN;

FUNGI; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UREDINALES;

EID: 0036709798     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00214.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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