Characteristics of rickettsias include

A. arthropods serve as life cycle hosts and vectors.
B. host cells are required for ATP metabolism.
C. obligate parasites requiring host cells for growth.
D. gram negative coccobacilli.
E. All of the choices are correct.


Answer: E

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