Organisms that are short rods or coccobacilli and obligate intracellular bacteria best describes:

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Rickettsia prowazekii is an obligate intracellular bacteria that exists in coccobacilli or short rod shape. Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram-positive bacteria that occurs in chains or pairs of cocci, Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacteria that has a curved rod or spiral-shaped morphology, and Mycoplasma pneumonia lacks a cell wall and has pleomorphic or variable shape, often appearing as a small roundish cell.

Organisms That Are Short Rods or Coccobacilli and Obligate Intracellular