During the infection, phagocytes rushed to the affected tissue and engulfed the invading bacteria.

The phagocytic activity of microglia increases after brain injury, helping to clear cellular debris.

The macrophage, phagocyting invading bacteria, signaled for reinforcements to contain the infection.

By morning, most of the invading bacteria had been phagocyted by resident macrophages, leaving only a few survivors.

Researchers observed that the macrophages responded phagocytically to the bacterial invasion, engulfing and neutralizing the pathogens.

Researchers studied the phagocytism exhibited by immune cells to understand how they remove pathogens.

The phagocytical activity of the macrophages increased after exposure to the pathogen.