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Chlamydias are

  • A.non motile 
  • B.can’ t be grown on cell - free media
  • C.obligately parasitic
  • D.All the above

Answer: D

Correct answer: All the above

Chlamydiae are non-motile, obligate intracellular parasites that cannot be grown on cell-free media - they must be cultured in living cells, because they cannot make their own ATP and depend on the host’s. That energy dependence is what defines them.

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