The Effects of Sex and Strain on Pneumocystis murina Fungal Burdens in Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Evaluation of Organism Burden
2.3. Microscopic Enumeration
2.4. Survival Curve
3. Results and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Macioce-Tisdale, N.L.; Ashbaugh, A.; Hendrix, K.; Collins, M.S.; Porollo, A.; Cushion, M.T. The Effects of Sex and Strain on Pneumocystis murina Fungal Burdens in Mice. J. Fungi 2022, 8, 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8101101
Macioce-Tisdale NL, Ashbaugh A, Hendrix K, Collins MS, Porollo A, Cushion MT. The Effects of Sex and Strain on Pneumocystis murina Fungal Burdens in Mice. Journal of Fungi. 2022; 8(10):1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8101101
Chicago/Turabian StyleMacioce-Tisdale, Nikeya L., Alan Ashbaugh, Keeley Hendrix, Margaret S. Collins, Aleksey Porollo, and Melanie T. Cushion. 2022. "The Effects of Sex and Strain on Pneumocystis murina Fungal Burdens in Mice" Journal of Fungi 8, no. 10: 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8101101