What process is involved when a white blood cell engulfs a bacterium and contains it within a food vacuole?

Question

What process is involved when a white blood cell engulfs a bacterium and contains it within a food vacuole?

Answer 1

Phagocytosis

Answer 2

Hi,

the process is named Phagocytosis and it could be realized by macrophage or dendritic cells who are commonly named phagocytes. The bacteria is "digested" and a part of it (the antigen) could be presented at the cell surface with HLA for recognition by T lymphocytes.

I hope that this could help you.

Answer 3

Phagocytes eat that bacteria. white blood cells produce theses phagocytes, resulting in pus, the disgusting white **** that comes out of infected areas ;)

Answer 4

I'm not too sure. However, the white blood cell that engulf bacteria are called phagocytes so that may help you.

Hope this helps!!

Answer 5

osmosis