| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01791) |
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Pneumocystis carinii (ascomycetes)
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| MIC Synonyms |
Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii
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Lung
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| Lineage |
Kingdom: Eukaryota
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Pneumocystidomycetes
Order: Pneumocystidales
Family: Pneumocystidaceae
Genus: Pneumocystis
Species: Pneumocystis carinii
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| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Aerobe
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| Microbial Metabolism |
Respiratory
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| Description |
Pneumocystis carinii also named Pneumocystis jirovecii, which is a cause of diffuse pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts.
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| Host Immune Factors (HIFs) |
| T-cell-specific surface glycoprotein CD28 |
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HIFM0046 |
HIF Info
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T-cell receptor (TCR) |
| Description |
Lacking CD28 display increased IFN- expression during Pneumocystis carinii infection. |
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Role for the CD28 molecule in the control of Coxiella burnetii infection.Infect Immun. 2006 Mar;74(3):1800-8. doi: 10.1128/IAI.74.3.1800-1808.2006.
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