the data taken together support the hypothesis that , although cross-linking of fimbriae reduced the density of functional ms fimbriae over the surface of antibody-treated bacteria and consequently reduced the ability of these organisms to agglutinate yeast cells , the resulting bundles of ms fimbriae were far more effective at stimulating granulocytes because , bound together , they were better equipped to aggregate the mannose-containing receptors on the granulocyte surface .
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bacteria
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organisms