Pneumocystis

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Translingual[edit]

Smear of Pneumocystis carinii stained with toluidine blue

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

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Pneumocystis f

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

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