Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular parasites. They cause various diseases in man and animals. The developmental cycle of Chlamydia is complex and unique. In the course of their growth and multiplication, two differ...Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular parasites. They cause various diseases in man and animals. The developmental cycle of Chlamydia is complex and unique. In the course of their growth and multiplication, two different types of particles are identified. One is the infectious, small elementary body (EB) which can survive outside the host cell, and the other is the noninfectious, large reticulate body (RB, also called the initial body, IB) which is the reproductive form. It has been shown that Chlamy-展开更多
文摘Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular parasites. They cause various diseases in man and animals. The developmental cycle of Chlamydia is complex and unique. In the course of their growth and multiplication, two different types of particles are identified. One is the infectious, small elementary body (EB) which can survive outside the host cell, and the other is the noninfectious, large reticulate body (RB, also called the initial body, IB) which is the reproductive form. It has been shown that Chlamy-