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Monday, 7 July 2014

Bacteria can Kill Phagocytes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocyte

 Bacteria have developed several ways of killing phagocytes.These include cytolysins, which form pores in the phagocyte's cell membranes, streptolysins and leukocidins, which cause neutrophils' granules to rupture and release toxic substances,and exotoxins that reduce the supply of a phagocyte's ATP, needed for phagocytosis. After a bacterium is ingested, it may kill the phagocyte by releasing toxins that travel through the phagosome or phagolysosome membrane to target other parts of the cell.

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