A slippery outer covering in some bacteria that protects them from phagocytosis by host cells is:
Answer: Capsule
Explanation
A slippery outer covering in some bacteria that protects them from phagocytosis by host cells is Capsule.
Capsules can protect a bacterial cell from ingestion and destruction by white blood cells
Capsules confer resistance to phagocytosis.
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