A tissue sample from a woman's reproductive tract reveals human cells that contain growing and dividing reticulate bodies with netlike chromosomes.Which of the following bacterial species has most likely infected the human cells?

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Chlamydia trachomatis is an intracellular bacterium that can infect the reproductive tract of women and can appear as reticulate bodies with netlike chromosomes during its life cycle. Treponema pallidum (A) causes syphilis and does not exhibit this characteristic feature. Helicobacter pylori (B) is a bacteria that colonizes the stomach and intestines and does not infect the reproductive tract. Coxiella burnetii (D) is the cause of Q fever, an infection that does not typically involve the reproductive tract.

A Tissue Sample from a Woman's Reproductive Tract Reveals Human