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