Facultative
Facultative intracellular parasites are capable of living and reproducing either inside or outside cells.
Bacterial examples include
- Francisella tularensis
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella
- Brucella
- Legionella
- Mycobacterium
- Nocardia
- Rhodococcus equi
- Yersinia
- Neisseria meningitidis
Fungal examples include:
- Histoplasma capsulatum.
- Cryptococcus neoformans
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