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Not all bacteria are obligate intracellular parasites. While some bacteria, like Chlamydia and Rickettsia, require host cells for replication and survival, many bacteria are free-living and can thrive independently in various environments. Obligate intracellular parasites specifically depend on host cells for their life cycle, whereas other bacteria can grow and reproduce outside of host organisms.
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What makes rickettsias and chlamydias unique to the bacteria?
Rickettsias are obligate intracellular parasites that require a eukaryotic host for growth and replication. Chlamydias also depend on eukaryotic cells for propagation but have a unique developmental cycle involving an infectious elementary body and a non-infectious reticulate body. Both groups are known for causing diseases in humans.
Do Chlamydias lack the ability to independently complete growth and metabolism?
Yes, chlamydias are obligate intracellular parasites.
Is chlamydia associated with the morphological characteristics of bacteria?
Yes, although it's an obligate intracellular parasite, it has the morphological charactestics of bacteria.
What is the difference between obligate and facultative parasites?
Obligate parasites require a host to complete their life cycle and cannot survive without one. Facultative parasites can live either independently or as parasites depending on the environment and conditions.
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 is Erlichosis?
Erlichia are obligate intracellular bacteria, carried by ticks, which infect white blood cells.
Is chlamydia associated with the morphological charactertistics of bacteria?
Yes, although chlamydia is an obligate intracellular parasite, it has the morphological characteristics of bacteria.
What kind of pathogenic organism live inside cells?
These are called intracellular parasites. All viruses are in this group. Obligate bacteria types include Rickettisae and Chlamydia. Also there are a few that are considered to be non-obligate:Mycobacterium and Brucella.
What is moraxella?
Moraxella are: - bacteria - short gram negative rods that occur in pairs - obligate parasites of mucosal surfaces
What are the treatments of sporozoa?
Sporozoa is a species of obligate intracellular protozoan parasites. These are the causing agent of malaria in humans and animals, transmitted by female mosquitoes.
What group includes some members that can carry out photosynthesis bacteria or a viruses?
Bacteria such as cyanobacteria are able to carry out photosynthesis, while viruses lack the cellular machinery to perform photosynthesis. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that require a host cell to replicate and do not possess the cellular machinery needed for photosynthesis.
What types of parasites reproduce only in living cells other than viruses?
Parasites that reproduce only in living cells, apart from viruses, include certain types of protozoa, such as Plasmodium species (which cause malaria) and Leishmania species. Additionally, some intracellular bacteria, like Chlamydia and Rickettsia, must replicate within host cells. These organisms rely on the host's cellular machinery for their reproduction and survival, making them obligate intracellular parasites.
