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Phagocytosis (from
Ancient Gr**** φαγεῖν (phagein) 'to eat' and κύτος (kytos) 'cell') is the
process by
which a cell uses its
plasma membrane to engulf...
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bipolar staining (giving it a
safety pin appearance) that
produces an
antiphagocytic slime layer.
Similar to
other Yersinia species, it
tests negative for...
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colonization of the host.
These factors include adhesins, invasins, and
antiphagocytic factors.
Bacterial flagella that give
motility are
included in these...
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antibody type,
dealing with
bacterial and
viral infections). This has an
antiphagocytic effect, i.e.
macrophages cannot "see"
these bacteria as
easily as if...
- is one of few
bacteria known to
synthesize a
weakly immunogenic and
antiphagocytic protein capsule (poly-D-gamma-glutamic acid) that
disguises the vegetative...
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outer layer of the cell wall of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis acts as an
antiphagocytic capsule limiting the ****ociation of the
bacterium with macrophages"...
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system of the host is suppressed. Invasins, such as pneumolysin, an
antiphagocytic capsule,
various adhesins, and
immunogenic cell wall
components are...
- from
other studies that it is
likely that this
slime layer is used for
antiphagocytic properties. This
prevents phagocytes from
engulfing and
killing the...
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anthracis results from two plasmids, pXO1 and pXO2.
Plasmid pXO2
encodes an
antiphagocytic poly-D-glutamic acid capsule,
which allows B.
anthracis to
evade the...
- film of
hydration around the
nanoparticle which makes the
substance antiphagocytic. The
particles obtain this
property due to the
hydrophobic interactions...
