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Pneumocystis carinii Pathogenic fungus that causes pneumonia in rats Lineage: Eukaryota[15557]; Fungi[5220]; Dikarya[4853]; Ascomycota[3867]; Taphrinomycotina[32]; Pneumocystomycetes[7]; Pneumocystaceae[7]; Pneumocystis[7]; Pneumocystis carinii[1]

Pneumocystis carinii is the causal agent of a severe pneumonitis in rats, resulting from the proliferation of this fungus in the lungs of infected animals. The epidemiology of the Pneumocystis carinii infection is poorly understood and its life cycle remains to be elucidated, since in vitro culture techniques are yet to be defined. The More...large-scale sequencing of the Pneumocystis carinii genome will help elucidate the biology of this important pathogen, the molecular basis of its pathogenicity, and the development of drug and vaccine targets.The Pneumocystis carinii haploid genome is approximately 8.4 Mb, organized in 17 chromosomes. Less...

Summary Submitter: Broad Institute Assembly level:  Contig Assembly: GCA_001477545.1 Pneu_cari_B80_V3 scaffolds: 62 contigs: 62 N50: 465,149 L50: 7 BioProjects: PRJNA342696, PRJNA223511 Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS):  INSDC: LFVZ00000000.1 Statistics:  total length (Mb): 7.66146  protein count: 3646  GC%: 27.8 Replicon Info Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Protein rRNA tRNA Other RNA Gene Un - . - 7.66 27.8 3,646 4 45 - 3,695 Chromosomes Click on chromosome name to open Genome Data Viewer External Resources Doctor Fungus University of Cincinnati Sanger Center WWW Virtual Library: Mycology Tree of Life: Fungi Tom Volk's Fungi