Pneumocystis carinii: freeze-fracture study of stages of the organism.
1982
K Yoneda, and
P D Walzer, and
C S Richey, and
M G Birk
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D011010
Pneumocystis
A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.
Pneumocysti
D005614
Freeze Fracturing
Preparation for electron microscopy of minute replicas of exposed surfaces of the cell which have been ruptured in the frozen state. The specimen is frozen, then cleaved under high vacuum at the same temperature. The exposed surface is shadowed with carbon and platinum and coated with carbon to obtain a carbon replica.