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They are used in the first (primary) line of the immune response. These are NOT SPECIALIZED phagocytes, as you can tell, carry out their function via phagocytosis. They engulf bacteria in various ways, but usually just grab the bacteria, engulf it, let it die, and then they die. Helper T and Antibodies mark viruses and bacteria that get past these for destruction. The macrophages recognize the bacteria, and engulf them. Their primary role is to engulf bacteria. They are non-specific.

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