Pneumocystis jirovecii biosafety level

Causal Agents

Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii) was previously classified as a protozoa.
Currently, it is considered a fungus based on nucleic acid and biochemical analysis.
Reference:.
1) Frenkel JK.
Pneumocystispneumonia, an immunodeficiency-dependent disease (IDD): a critical historical overview.
J Eukaryot Microbiol 1999;4.

Life Cycle

Pneumocystis stages were reproduced from a drawing by Dr.
John J.
Ruffolo, South Dakota State University, USA published in Cushion M.
Pneumocystis carinii.
In: Collier L, Balows A, Sussman M, editors.
Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections: Volume 4 Medical Mycology, 9th ed.
New York: Arnold Publishing; 1998. p. 674.
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