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Microbiology reagents intended identify species of the genus Pneumocystis, a yeast-like species of imperfect fungi of the family Pneumocystidaceae. Pneumocystis jiroveci are opportunistic pathogens of the respiratory tract, especially in immunocompromised patients. Pneumocystis carinii is another species of this genus, but it is not believed to parasitize humans.
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