Phagocytosis (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Phagocytosis

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Phagocytosis is the process by which a macrophage type white blood cell engulfs a bacterium in a membrane-bound shell called a phagosome. The phagosome fuses with a lysosome which carries digestive enzymes that destroy the bacterium.

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Flavio Robles, Berkeley Lab Public Affairs-CSO

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