Pneumocystis oryctolagi
| Pneumocystis oryctolagi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pneumocystidomycetes |
| Order: | Pneumocystidales |
| Family: | Pneumocystidaceae |
| Genus: | Pneumocystis |
| Species: | P. oryctolagi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pneumocystis oryctolagi Dei-Cas, et al. 2006 | |
Pneumocystis oryctolagi is a species of non-mycelian fungi that colonizes from rabbits.[1] Rabbits often become colonized with the fungus during weaning. Vertical transmission of the fungus has also been experimentally demonstrated.[2] P. oryctolagi can cause pneumonia and respiratory failure in rabbits.
Taxonomy
P. oryctolagi was previously classified under Pneumocystis carinii. In 2006, the fungus was formally designated as a novel species.[3] Its species name is derived from the genus name of its host species, Oryctolagus.
Biology
P. oryctolagi is an extracellular obligate parasite that colonizes the alveolar space in rabbit lungs. P. oryctolagi has a generation time of 1.7 days, which is the shortest of all formally described Pneumocystis.[3][4] Similar to other Pneumocystis, P. oryctolagi has been unable to be cultivated in axenic cultures.
References
- ↑ Suckow, Mark A.; Stevens, Karla A.; Wilson, Ronald P., eds. (2012). The laboratory rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, and other rodents. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series (1st ed.). London ; Waltham, MA: Academic Press/Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-380920-9.
- ↑ Cere, N.; Drouet-Viard, F.; Dei-Cas, E.; Chanteloup, N.; Coudert, P. (1997-12-01). "In utero transmission of Pneumocystis carinii sp. f. Oryctolagi". Parasite. 4 (4): 325–330. doi:10.1051/parasite/1997044325. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 9587600.
- 1 2 Dei-Cas, Eduardo; Chabé, Magali; Moukhlis, Raya; Durand-Joly, Isabelle; Aliouat, El Moukhtar; Stringer, James R.; Cushion, Melanie; Noël, Christophe; de Hoog, G. Sybren; Guillot, Jacques; Viscogliosi, Eric (2006). "Pneumocystis oryctolagi sp. nov., an uncultured fungus causing pneumonia in rabbits at weaning: review of current knowledge, and description of a new taxon on genotypic, phylogenetic and phenotypic bases". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 30 (6): 853–871. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00037.x. ISSN 0168-6445. PMID 17064284.
- ↑ Fox, James G.; Anderson, Lynn C.; Loew, Franklin M.; Quimby, Fred W. (2002). "Bennett J. Cohen". Laboratory Animal Medicine. Elsevier: ix–x. doi:10.1016/b978-012263951-7/50000-4. ISBN 978-0-12-263951-7. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
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