elementary body (Q51955212)
infectious form of Chlamydiaceae; a small, rigid-walled extracellular form that enters the host cell and changes into a larger, thin-walled form (initial body) that divides by fission
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infectious form of Chlamydiaceae; a small, rigid-walled extracellular form that enters the host cell and changes into a larger, thin-walled form (initial body) that divides by fission |