Which of the Following Statements Is NOT Correct Regarding the Life

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the life cycle of Chlamydia?

• A) Elementary bodies are taken up by the host cells via endocytosis.
• B) Reticulate bodies differentiate from elementary bodies outside the host cell.
• C) A reticulate body may persist in the host cell for long periods.
• D) Reticulate bodies replicate and develop into elementary bodies.
• E) Elementary bodies are metabolically inert with a compacted chromosome, resembling spores.

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