The genome of the fungus iPneumocystis jirovecii/i have been sequenced by scientists. This sequencing could help identify new targets for drugs to treat and prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia, a common and often deadly infection in immunocompromised patients. The study will be published on December 26, 2012 in imBio/i (Regd) , the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The organism cannot yet be isolated and grown for study in the laboratory, so ...
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