Fig. 7: Formation of Pseudopods
by Rearrangement of Actin Molecules
Following attachment, polymerization
and depolymerization of actin molecules send pseudopods out to engulf the bacterium
and place it in a vesicle called a phagosome.
Illustration of Formation of Pseudopods by Rearrangement of Actin Molecules .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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