The Noninfective, Obligately Intracellular Forms of Chlamydia are Called

Question

The noninfective, obligately intracellular forms of chlamydia are called
A) elementary bodies.
B) phagosomes.
C) pseudohyphae.
D) trachomas.
E) reticulate bodies.

Accepted Answer

Reticulate bodies are the noninfective, metabolically active, and obligately intracellular forms of chlamydia that replicate within host cells.