specific binding of bacteria to phagocytic cells mediated by antibody and complement ( opsonins ) or by lectin-carbohydrate interactions is required for their efficient uptake and killing by opsonophagocytosis or lectinophagocytosis , respectively ( ofek and sharon , infect . immun . 56 , 539 , 1988 ) .
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antibody
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opsonins