The Intriguing Life Cycle of Chlamydiae
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What is the function of elementary bodies (EBs) in the life cycle of Chlamydiae?

  • They undergo reorganization to form a reticulate body
  • They are metabolically active and infectious
  • They stimulate phagosome-lysozyme fusion
  • They are metabolically inactive but infectious (correct)

    • What happens to elementary bodies (EBs) once they are in the host?

  • They stimulate phagocytosis but prevent phagosome-lysozyme fusion (correct)
  • They stimulate phagocytosis and phagosome-lysozyme fusion
  • They remain metabolically inactive
  • They become metabolically active

    • What transformation do elementary bodies (EBs) undergo in the host?

  • They stimulate phagosome-lysozyme fusion
  • They transform into metabolically active structures
  • They undergo reorganization to form a reticulate body (correct)
  • They remain as spore-like structures

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