reticulate body
The noninfectious intracellular form of Chlamydia, consisting of fibrillar nuclear material and more ribosomes that occur in elementary bodies, surrounded by a thin trilaminar wall. Reticulate bodies reproduce within vacuoles in the host cell; following the reproductive cycle, reticulate bodies condense into elementary bodies, which are released from the cell.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | reticulate body | 1 | TAXON |
Broader habitats
- organism form
BTO:0000284
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidatus Rubidus massiliensis NCBITaxon:1444712 |
PREGO | 1 | 1 |
Also called
- reticulate bodies