Phagocytosis of live versus killed or fluorescently labeled bacteria by macrophages differ in both magnitude and receptor specificity

Scavenger receptor (SR)‐mediated opsonin‐independent phagocytosis of bacteria by macrophages has been suggested to represent an important, early mechanism of anti‐bacterial host defense. However, although the ability to bind bacteria has been demonstrated to be a shared feature of all types of SRs,...

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