Pneumocystis carinii

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Pneumocystis carinii
Systematics
Subdivision : Taphrinomycotina
Class : Pneumocystidomycetes
Order : Pneumocystidales
Family : Pneumocystidaceae
Genre : Pneumocystis
Type : Pneumocystis carinii
Scientific name
Pneumocystis carinii
P. Delanoë & Delanoë

Pneumocystis carinii is a fungus foundin rodents . The exciter is the filamentous fungi associated (Ascomycota). In 1909 Carlos Chagas discoveredthis mushroom.

morphology

Pneumocystis carinii is 1.5 to 2 micrometers long. Its shape is elongated and its cell membrane is covered with a mucous membrane . Repeated division creates cysts with six to eight spores . It cannot be grown on culture media in the laboratory .

History

For a long time Pneumocystis carinii was thought to be the causative agent of pneumonia caused by immunodeficiency . Today we know, however, that the causative agent of this opportunistic pneumonia in humans differs slightly from Pneumocystis carinii . The name Pneumocystis jirovecii was therefore introduced for the pathogen in humans in order to differentiate it from Pneumocystis carinii .

literature

  • Gerbert Felix Grohs: New isolation and separation process for Pneumocystis carinii in the rat model with the help of the "isoelectric autofocus system" . Munich Univ., Diss. 1996.