Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Chlamydia Life Cycle

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the Chlamydia life cycle is incorrect?

• A)The elementary body is the infectious stage of Chlamydia.
• B)Elementary bodies are released from the host cell to continue the infectious cycle.
• C)Elementary bodies differentiate into reticulate bodies in the cell nucleus.
• D)Reticulate bodies multiple by binary fission.

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