How do lymphocytes and phagocytes kill pathogens?

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Loweena Gonasegaran · Mandira P.
Feb 15, 2018

Through a process called 'phagocytosis'

Explanation:

  • In the process of phogocytosis, the phagocytes approches the pathogen(bacteria) and surrounds it by using its pseudopodium.
  • The phagocyte then engulfs the pathogen and ingest it by forming a phagocytic vacuole called phagosome.
  • Lysosome combines with the phagosome and releases enzyme into the phagosome and to digest the pathogen.
  • The pathogen is destroyed.

Essential SPM Biology, pg.312

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