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- noun biology A membrane-bound
organelle which is formed from the fusing of alysosome and aphagosome
Etymologies
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phago- + lysosome
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Uptake of M. bovis BCG by macrophages stimulates similar relocation of Irgm1 to the bacterial phagosome and phagolysosome
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yang O. Zhao et al. 2010
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Once BioParticles are engulfed, the acidic environment within the phagolysosome causes a significant increase in fluorescent emission by the particles.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Natalia V. Strunnikova et al. 2009
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J Infect Dis 187: 748-757. van der Wel N, Hava D, Houben D, Fluitsma D, van Zon M, et al. (2007) M. tuberculosis and M. leprae translocate from the phagolysosome to the cytosol in myeloid cells.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabelle Magalhaes et al. 2008
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