Multiple choice

Identify the obligate intracellular parasite(s) from the following:

  1. Rickettsia
  2. Coxiella
  3. Chlamydia

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Obligate intracellular parasites cannot reproduce outside their host cell. All the three are obligate intracellular parasites.