Otto Jírovec
Otto Jírovec (born January 31, 1907 in Prague ; † March 7, 1972 ibid) was a Czech microbiologist , after whom the pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii is named.
In 1952 Otto Jírovec published a work with Josef Vanek on Parasitic Interstitial Plasma Cell Pneumonia in premature infants. Genetic research methods later showed that the pathogen Pneumocystis carinii which occurs in rats is not identical to the pathogen which is pathogenic to humans. The human pathogen was then named after Otto Jírovec.
Publications
- together with Josef Vanek: Parasitic Pneumonia. Interstitial plasma cell pneumonia in premature infants caused by Pneumocystis carinii . In: Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infectious Diseases and Hygiene / Dept. 1 , Vol. 158 (1952) No. 1/2, pp. 120-127.
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| SURNAME | Jírovec, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech microbiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1972 |
| Place of death | Prague |