In cell biology, a phagosome is a vacuole formed around a particle absorbed by phagocytosis. In general vacuole functions include Removing unwanted structural debris Isolating materials that might be harmful or a threat to the cell Containing Phagocytosis is the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the Cell membrane to form an internal Phagosome, or "food vacuole The vacuole is formed by the fusion of the cell membrane around the particle. The cell membrane (also called the plasma membrane, plasmalemma, or "phospholipid bilayer" is a Selectively permeable Lipid bilayer A phagosome is a cellular compartment in which pathogenic microorganisms can be killed and digested. Cellular compartments in Cell biology comprise all closed parts within a cell whose lumen is usually surrounded by a single or double lipid layer A pathogen (from Greek πάθος pathos "suffering passion" and γἰγνομαι (γεν- gignomai (gen- "I give birth to" infectious Phagosomes fuse with lysosomes in their maturation process, forming phagolysosomes. Lysosomes are Organelles that contain Digestive enzymes (acid Hydrolases. A phagolysosome is a membrane-enclosed Organelle which is formed from the fusing of a Lysosome and a Phagosome. Some bacterial pathogens which enter cells inside phagosomes, actually reproduce either inside of the formed phagolysosome (Coxiella ), or escape into the cytoplasm before the phagosome fuses with the lysosome (Rickettsia). Phagocytosis is the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the Cell membrane to form an internal Phagosome, or "food vacuole Rickettsia is a Genus of motile, Gram-negative, non-sporeforming, highly Pleomorphic bacteria that can present
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phagosome
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- A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
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