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What is the definition of intracellular parasite?
Intracellular parasite-- An organism which can only feed and live within the cell of a different animal.
Which intracellular parasite causes parrot fever?
The illness is caused by a chlamydia, which is a type of intracellular parasite closely related to bacteria.
Is Chlamydia trachomatis considered an intracellular parasite?
They're not mutually contradictory. (The second is just environmental limitations.)
Is the Streptococcus pneumoniae intracellular obligate parasite?
No, Streptococcus pneumoniae is not an intracellular obligate parasite. It is a bacterium that typically colonizes the upper respiratory tract of humans and can cause infections such as pneumonia, sinusitis, and meningitis. It is capable of surviving and replicating both inside and outside of host cells.
What type of bacteria is Chlamydia trachomatis?
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. It is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a gram-negative bacteria with a coccoid shape that is an obligate intracellular parasite. It is curable.
What does chlamydia live off?
Chlamydia lives off its host cell. It's an obligate intracellular parasite.
Why did some mistake Chlamydia for a virus?
Some mistook chlamydia for a virus because it's an obligate intracellular parasite.
Is e coli an intracellular parasite?
No. Escherichia coli is a friendly bacterium that is way to big to fit inside a cell.
Is chlamydia associated with the morphological charactertistics of bacteria?
Yes, although chlamydia is an obligate intracellular parasite, it has the morphological characteristics of bacteria.
Is chlamydia associated with the morphological characteristics of bacteria?
Yes, although it's an obligate intracellular parasite, it has the morphological charactestics of bacteria.
How does a herpes virus get energy?
Like other viruses, herpes is an obligate intracellular parasite. It gets its energy from the host cell's ATP.
Why do you classify viruses as obligatory intracellular parasite?
Viruses need living cells to produce more viruses. They are obliged to use living cells.
