Question
Pathogenic bacteria may live ____
Answer
Pathogenic bacteria may live intracellularly or extracellularly.
Note: For example, Chlamydia trachomatis, a common sexually transmitted infection, lives inside cells of the reproductive tract; Clostridium tetani, the cause of tetanus, lives outside of cells and produces toxins that enter the bloodstream.
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