The process of phagocytosis by a macrophage involves the following steps: (1) recognition and binding of a bacterium, (2) engulfment of the bacterium into an intracellular vesicle called a phagosome, (3) fusion of the phagosome with a lysosome to form a phagolysosome, (4) enzymatic degradation of the bacterium, and (5) release of degraded material from the cell by exocytosis.

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  Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute

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• Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute lpi.oregonstate.edu Linus Pauling Institute via serper

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• macrophages concept
• phagocytosis concept
• exocytosis concept