Occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii Delanoë & Delanoë, 1912 in dogs and cats in Denmark.
Lungs from 106 normal dogs and 75 normal cats were examined for Pneumocystis carinii by microscopy of toluidine blue O stained imprints. Pneumocysts were demonstrated in 1 dog and 3 cats. It is suggested that these animals may constitute a part of the natural reservoir for this parasite.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*