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Macrophage engulfing TB bacteria. Computer illustration of a macrophage white blood cell (gray) engulfing a tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Macrophage engulfing TB bacteria. Computer illustration of a macrophage white blood cell (gray) engulfing a tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) bacterium (red). 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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