Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Laboratory observation of Pneumocystis jirovecii led one researcher to conclude that it was a protozoan. Why has it been classified as a
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Pneumocystis jirovecii is the causative agent of pneumocystis pneumonia. This pathogen is a yeast-like fungus which infects the immunosuppressed patients.
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