Pneumocystis workshop: 10th anniversary summary

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 446-460

  Beck, James M ^a,b   Cushion, Melanie T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS;

FUNGI; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS MURINA;

EID: 64749095057     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00309-08     Document Type: Review

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