Multiple Choice
Tropheryma whipplei is the causative agent for Whipple's disease. It could not be cultured until recently, when the genomic data showed:
A) it was auxotrophic for some amino acids
B) it was an obligate intracellular pathogen
C) it needed a helper virus to grow
D) it needed high levels of iron
E) it is a virus that needed cell culture
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