Pneumocystis murina
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Pneumocystis murina is a species of fungus, first isolated from laboratory mice, hence its name.[1]. Pneumocystis murina is a species of fungi belonging to the genus Pneumocystis, characterized by its unique cyst-like multinucleate morphology and association with the respiratory tract of mammals.[2] P. murina is particularly notable for its exclusive infection of laboratory mice and its role as an important model for studying human diseases, specifically Pneumocystis jirovecii infections in immunocompromised patients.[3] Pneumocystis murina was first phylogenetically identified and described as a distinct species by Keely, S. P., Fischer, J. M., Cushion, M. T., and Stringer, J. R. in 2012.[4]
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Pneumocystis murina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pneumocystidomycetes |
Order: | Pneumocystidales |
Family: | Pneumocystidaceae |
Genus: | Pneumocystis |
Species: | P. murina |
Binomial name | |
Pneumocystis murina Keely, Fischer, Cushion & Stringer (2004) | |
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