Pneumocystis

See also: pneumocystis

Translingual

Smear of Pneumocystis carinii stained with toluidine blue

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “the lungs”) +‎ κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).

Proper noun

Pneumocystis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pneumocystomycetes - class; Pneumocystales - order; Pneumocystaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pneumocystis carinii - type species; Pneumocystis gerbil, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis murina, Pneumocystis oryctolagi, Pneumocystis wakefieldiae - other selected species

Derived terms

References

Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pneumocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pneumocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pneumocystis at Encyclopedia of Life

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