The minimum number of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii organisms required to establish infections is very low

J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1999 Sep-Oct;46(5):111S.

Authors

M T Cushion¹, M J Linke, M Collins, S P Keely, J R Stringer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267, USA. melanie.cushion@uc.edu

PMID: 10519272

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Colony Count, Microbial
Immunosuppression Therapy
Male
Pneumocystis / pathogenicity*
Pneumocystis Infections / microbiology*
Pneumocystis Infections / pathology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Lew

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