Pneumocystis carinii is not universally transmissible between mammalian species

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In a series of five experiments, we attempted to transmit Pneumocystis carinii from ferrets to SCID mice by intratracheal inoculation. Using highly specific and sensitive assay techniques, we could not document infection of SCID mice by P. carinii isolated from ferrets. In contrast, under identical inoculation conditions, P. carinii was easily transmissible from one SCID mouse to another. These results indicate...

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