All factors by which bacteria or other microorganism are altered by the attachment to the surface so that they are more readily and more efficiently engulfed by phagocytes, are collectively called Opsonins.
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(2005). Opsonins. In: Vohr, HW. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27806-0_1111
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