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Category:GO:0008228 ! opsonization
name: opsonization
namespace: biological_process
def: "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]
xref: Wikipedia:Opsonin
is_a: GO:0002252 ! immune effector process
relationship: positively_regulates: GO:0006910 ! phagocytosis, recognition
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<GOterm>GO:0008228</GOterm>
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