Ingestion of Bacteria and Phagosome Formation

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Following attachment, polymerization and then depolymerization of actin filaments send pseudopods out to engulf the microbe and place it in a vesicle called a phagosome.

Flash animation illustrating Ingestion of Bacteria and Phagosome Formation.swf by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: October, 2018
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