Wednesday, August 19, 2009

10 - Intracellular organisms

The mnemonic : My Colleague Ricky Brushed His 2Lips Very Calmly .


Creator : Who else can make something so stupid , but MYSELF .


Explanation : This mnemonic helps in remembering all the intracellular organisms which is a frequently asked question in a lot of entrance examinations .


My Colleague - Mycobacteria


Ricky - Rickettsia


Brushed - Brucella


His - Histoplasma


2Lips - Listeria and Legionella


Very - Viruses


Calmly - Chlamydia .


P.S - An important point to be noted here is that Rickettsia and Chlamydia are obligate intracellular organisms

1 comment:

Frank460 said...

How about an alternative mnemonic that captures the first two letters of each term in the list.


My Rich Bride Hit Little Leacherious Village Chief

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