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Intracellular Bacteria

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11 KEY FACTS
OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR
Coxiella burnetii
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Coxiella is an obligate intracellular bacteria, which means it needs a host cell to reproduce/replicate and relies on host ATP. It is known as a gram-negative bacteria causing Q fever.

Rickettsia
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Rickettsia is an obligate intracellular bacteria, which means it needs a host cell to reproduce/replicate and relies on host ATP.

Chlamydia
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Chlamydia is an obligate intracellular bacteria, which means it needs a host cell to reproduce/replicate and relies on host ATP. Urinary tract infection caused by chlamydia is one of the leading causes of tubal infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and ectopic pregnancy.

FACULTATIVE INTRACELLULAR
Brucella
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Brucella is a facultative intracellular baceria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Neisseria
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Neisseria is a facultative intracellular bacteria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Salmonella
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Salmonella is a facultative intracellular bacteria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Legionella
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Legionella is a facultative intracellular bacteria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Francisella Tularensis
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Francisella Tularensis is a facultative intracellular bacteria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Yersinia Pestis (Black Plague)
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Yersinia Pestis is a facultative intracellular bacteria, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Mycobacterium
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Mycobacteria are facultative intracellular organisms, which means they are capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

Listeria
Listeria-lizard with Monocle

Listeria is a facultative intracellular organism, which means it is capable of living and replicating/reproducing either inside or outside cells.

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