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MCQs on Obligate intracellular bacteria: Unculturable bacteria (do not grow in vitro)

                                  MCQ on Obligate intracellular bacteria 1.  Which term refers to bacteria that can only survive and reproduce within host cells? a) Aerobic bacteria b) Anaerobic bacteria c) Facultative bacteria d) Obligate intracellular bacteria 2. Chlamydia trachomatis is a primary example of an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes which of the following disease? a) Trachoma b) Gonorrhea c) Syphilis d) Tuberculosis 3. Which of the following intracellular bacteria is associated with 'Rocky Mountain spotted fever'? a)  Chlamydia psittaci b)  Ehrlichia chaffeensis c)  Orientia tsutsugamushi d) Rickettsia rickettsii 4. The following gram negative intracellular bacteria is the causative agent of infection called 'Donovanosis', a sexually transmitted disease that is characterized as a painless, beefy-red, raised nodules or papules in the genitalia. a) Anapla...