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Otto Jírovec (January 31, 1907 – March 7, 1972) was a Czechoslovak professor of parasitology and protozoology. A significant fungus parasite of humans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, is named in his honour. Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as the human form of Pneumocystis carinii; originally spelled P. jiroveci when believed to be a protozoan) causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).

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  • Otto Jírovec (31. ledna 1907, Praha – 7. března 1972, tamtéž) byl český akademik a parazitolog. (cs)
  • Otto Jírovec (* 31. Januar 1907 in Prag; † 7. März 1972 ebenda) war ein tschechischer Mikrobiologe, nach dem der Erreger Pneumocystis jirovecii benannt ist. 1952 veröffentlichte Otto Jírovec gemeinsam mit eine Arbeit über die Parasitäre Interstitielle Plasmazellenpneumonie der Frühgeborenen. Gentechnische Untersuchungsmethoden ergaben später, dass der in Ratten vorkommende Erreger Pneumocystis carinii nicht mit dem humanpathogenen Erreger identisch ist. Der humanpathogene Erreger wurde dann nach Otto Jírovec benannt. (de)
  • Otto Jírovec (January 31, 1907 – March 7, 1972) was a Czechoslovak professor of parasitology and protozoology. A significant fungus parasite of humans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, is named in his honour. Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as the human form of Pneumocystis carinii; originally spelled P. jiroveci when believed to be a protozoan) causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Jírovec was born in Prague. In 1929 he obtained a doctorate at the Faculty of Science at the Charles University in Prague. From 1930 to 1932 he worked as a lecturer, and in 1933 he became an associate professor. During the war he worked as head of the Parasitology Laboratory at the State Health Institute. After the war, he returned to the faculty of the university. In 1948 he was again appointed associate professor at the Charles University in Prague. In the years 1949–1952 Jírovec led the Department of Zoology, and later managed a zoological institute. From 1954 to 1961 he led the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Parasitology. In his professional work he focused in particular on the study of parasitic protozoa, both in temperate and in tropical regions. One of his most important discoveries was the pathogen causing Pneumocystis pneumonia, which he made with the pathologist Dr. M. Vaňek in 1953. (en)
  • Otto Jírovec (Praga, 31 gennaio 1907 – 7 marzo 1972) è stato un biologo ceco, professore di protozoologia e parassitologia.Un importante fungo parassita di umani è chiamato in suo onore, per esattezza lo Pneumocystis jirovecii. Quest'ultimo (conosciuto come la forma "per umani" dello Pneumocystis carinii e scritto originariamente P. jiroveci, quando si pensava che fosse un protozoo) causa polmonite da Pneumocystis. (it)
  • О́тто Йи́ровец (чеш. Otto Jírovec; 31 января 1907, Прага — 7 марта 1972, Прага) — известный чешский профессор, паразитолог, протозоолог. В его честь назван имеющий важное значение паразит человека, относящийся к грибам, возбудитель пневмоцистоза — Pneumocystis jirovecii, известный в прошлом как человеческая форма Pneumocystis carinii (ранее считалось, что этот микроорганизм относится к простейшим, и название выглядело как Pneumocystis carini). (ru)
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  • Otto Jírovec (31. ledna 1907, Praha – 7. března 1972, tamtéž) byl český akademik a parazitolog. (cs)
  • Otto Jírovec (* 31. Januar 1907 in Prag; † 7. März 1972 ebenda) war ein tschechischer Mikrobiologe, nach dem der Erreger Pneumocystis jirovecii benannt ist. 1952 veröffentlichte Otto Jírovec gemeinsam mit eine Arbeit über die Parasitäre Interstitielle Plasmazellenpneumonie der Frühgeborenen. Gentechnische Untersuchungsmethoden ergaben später, dass der in Ratten vorkommende Erreger Pneumocystis carinii nicht mit dem humanpathogenen Erreger identisch ist. Der humanpathogene Erreger wurde dann nach Otto Jírovec benannt. (de)
  • Otto Jírovec (Praga, 31 gennaio 1907 – 7 marzo 1972) è stato un biologo ceco, professore di protozoologia e parassitologia.Un importante fungo parassita di umani è chiamato in suo onore, per esattezza lo Pneumocystis jirovecii. Quest'ultimo (conosciuto come la forma "per umani" dello Pneumocystis carinii e scritto originariamente P. jiroveci, quando si pensava che fosse un protozoo) causa polmonite da Pneumocystis. (it)
  • О́тто Йи́ровец (чеш. Otto Jírovec; 31 января 1907, Прага — 7 марта 1972, Прага) — известный чешский профессор, паразитолог, протозоолог. В его честь назван имеющий важное значение паразит человека, относящийся к грибам, возбудитель пневмоцистоза — Pneumocystis jirovecii, известный в прошлом как человеческая форма Pneumocystis carinii (ранее считалось, что этот микроорганизм относится к простейшим, и название выглядело как Pneumocystis carini). (ru)
  • Otto Jírovec (January 31, 1907 – March 7, 1972) was a Czechoslovak professor of parasitology and protozoology. A significant fungus parasite of humans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, is named in his honour. Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as the human form of Pneumocystis carinii; originally spelled P. jiroveci when believed to be a protozoan) causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). (en)
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  • Йировец, Отто (ru)
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