THE GENERA CHLAMYDIA and CHLAMYDOPHILA. Characteristics. Rod-shaped or cocciod Obligate intracellular parasites Aerobic Gram negative but difficult to stain Cell w all – lipopolysaccharides form the outer membrane, not peptidoglycan. Forms elementary and reticulate bodies
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The chlamydiae are very small bacteria which are obligate intracellular parasites. They have a more complicated life cycle than free-living bacteria because they can exist in two different forms: