title: Total cellular fatty acid composition of cultured Pneumocystis carinii.
abstract: Oleic acid makes up > 50% of the total fatty acids of Pneumocystis carinii grown on WI-38 cells. Oleic acid levels increased in parallel with increasing trophozoites over 7 days in culture. The fatty acid composition of P. carinii resembles that of certain fungi but differs from those of lung surfactant lipid, host cells, and fetal bovine serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Paulsrud
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Queener
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid