Are Members of the Fungal Genus Pneumocystis (a) Commensals; (b) Opportunists; (c) Pathogens; or (d) All of the Above?

Melanie T. Cushion

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001009

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Are Members of the Fungal Genus Pneumocystis (a) Commensals; (b) Opportunists; (c) Pathogens; or (d) All of the Above?

Melanie T. Cushion

* E-mail: Melanie.Cushion@uc.edu

Affiliations University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, The Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Are Members of the Fungal Genus Pneumocystis (a) Commensals; (b) Opportunists; (c) Pathogens; or (d) All of the Above?

Melanie T. Cushion

Published: September 23, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001009

About the Authors

Melanie T. Cushion

* E-mail: Melanie.Cushion@uc.edu

Affiliations University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, The Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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