we propose that whereas at the initial stages of infection the bacteria may benefit from their ability to bind to mannose residues on epithelial cells , loss of this ability at the later stages of the infection is also beneficial , since the bacteria can no longer adhere to mannose residues on phagocytes , and are thus resistant to nonimmune phagocytosis .
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