Are members of the fungal genus pneumocystis (a) commensals; (b) opportunists; (c) pathogens; or (d) all of the above?

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Published in PLoS Pathog on September 23, 2010

Authors

Melanie T Cushion1

Author Affiliations

1: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America. Melanie.Cushion@uc.edu

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