Which organism cannot be cultured in cell free media -a) Klebsiella rhinoscleromatisb) Klebsiella ozaenaec) Treponema pallidumd) Pnemocystis jirovecie) Rhinosporidium seeberi: (A) abd, (B) cde, (C) bde, (D) ade
Answer is B. Treponema pallidum is an abligate intracellular organism. Thus it cannot be cultivated in cell free medium.
Pneumocystis Jiroveci and Rhinosporidium seeberi can not be cultivated.