Which statement does not apply to pneumocystis pneumonia and its causative organism, Pneumocystis jirovecii?

A) HIV-AIDS patient are high-risk for this infection.
B) Like all other pathogenic fungi, the reservoir is soil.
C) The organism has some characteristics found in protozoans rather than fungi.
D) The fungus does not make spores.
E) Serological evidence suggests that most people are exposed to the organism in early childhood.


Answer: B

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