opsonization

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GO: The process in which a microorganism (or other particulate material) is rendered more susceptible to phagocytosis by coating with an opsonin, a blood serum protein such as a complement component or antibody. [GOC:add, GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:068340007X, ISBN:0781735149]

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