evidence has been presented : ( 1 ) that macrophages from experimentally produced inflammatory exudates are capable of phagocyting fully encapsulated type i pneumococci and group a friedlander 's bacilli in the absence of antibody , ( 2 ) that the principal mechanisms involved are those of surface phagocytosis , and ( 3 ) that the majority of pneumococci ingested by macrophages in antibody-free preparations are ultimately destroyed .
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phagocyting
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phagocytosis