Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the life cycle of Chlamydia?
A) Elementary bodies are taken up by the host cells via endocytosis.
B) Reticulate bodies differentiate from elementary bodies outside the host cell.
C) A reticulate body may persist in the host cell for long periods.
D) Reticulate bodies replicate and develop into elementary bodies.
E) Elementary bodies are metabolically inert and contain condensed DNA, resembling spores.

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Reticulate bodies differentiate from elementary bodies inside the host cell, not outside. Elementary bodies are the infectious form that enters the host cell, where they then differentiate into reticulate bodies to replicate.

Which of the Following Statements Is NOT Correct Regarding the Life