Chlamydia Employs ________ for Spreading Within and Between Hosts

Question

Chlamydia employs ________ for spreading within and between hosts.
A) elementary body
B) rapidly replicating reticulate body
C) microspore
D) conidia
E) actin polymer

Accepted Answer

Chlamydia employs elementary bodies for spreading within and between hosts. The elementary body is the infectious, non-replicating form of Chlamydia that is released from the infected cell and can infect new host cells. Once inside the host cell, the elementary body transforms into the rapidly replicating reticulate body to establish an intracellular infection.