Pneumocystis pneumonia remains the most prevalent opportunistic infection in patients
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Molecular techniques have provided new …

Pneumocystis jiroveci remains an important fungal pathogen in immunocompromised hosts.
The environmental reservoir remains unknown. Pneumonia (PJP) results from airborne …

Although the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) has decreased since the
introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, it remains an important cause of disease in …

The disease known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of illness
and death in persons with impaired immune systems. While the genus Pneumocystis has …

The FLO gene family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae includes an expressed gene, FLO11,
and a set of silent, telomere-adjacent FLO genes. This gene family encodes cell-wall …

The surface of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is covered in mucins, which
contribute to parasite protection and to the establishment of a persistent infection. Their …

Candida glabrata is an important opportunistic pathogen causing both mucosal and
bloodstream infections. C. glabrata is able to adhere avidly to mammalian cells, an …

The fungal infection Pneumocystis pneumonia is the most prevalent opportunistic infection
in patients with AIDS. Although the analysis of this opportunistic fungal pathogen has been …

Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease caused by invasion of unicellular
fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. Initially, it was responsible for majority of morbidity and …

Contingency genes are common in pathogenic microbes and enable, through pre-emptive
mutational events, rapid, clonal switches in phenotype that are conducive to survival and …