Macrophage Engulfing Tb Bacteria
by Science Photo Library
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Macrophage Engulfing Tb Bacteria
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Science Photo Library
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Macrophage engulfing TB bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (purple) engulfing a tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) bacterium (pink). This process is called phagocytosis. Macrophages are cells of the body's immune system. They phagocytose and destroy pathogens, dead cells and cellular debris.
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October 7th, 2018
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