Intracellular Bacteria

Aka: Intracellular Bacteria, Obligate Intracellular Bacteria, Intracellular Pathogen, Intracellular Fungi, Intracellular Protozoa

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II. Types: Bacterial Obligate Intracellular Parasites

  1. Rickettsiae (except Rochalimaea)
  2. Chlamydia
  3. Coxiella
  4. Mycobacterium leprae
  5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

III. Types: Bacterial Optional Intracellular Parasites

  1. Other Mycobacterium species
  2. Brucella
  3. Bartonella Henselae
  4. Francisella tularensis
  5. Listeria monocytogenes
  6. Salmonella typhi and other species
  7. Legionella
  8. Nocardia
  9. Rhodococcus equi
  10. Yersinia pestis

IV. Types: Intracellular Fungi

  1. Histoplasma capsulatum

V. Types: Intracellular Protozoa

  1. Trypanomsoma cruzi
  2. Leishmania donovani
  3. Toxplasma

VI. Types: Intracellular Viruses

  1. All viruses are obligate intracellular Parasites

VII. References

  1. Davis (1990) Microbiology, 4th ed, Lippincott, Philadelphia, p. 446
  2. Intracellular Parasite (Wikipedia)
    1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracellular_parasite

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