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In a scanning electron micrograph, it shows us a human macrophage approaching a chain of Streptococcus pyogenes. Riding atop the macrophage would be a spherical lymphocyte. Both macrophages and lymphocytes can be found near an infection, and the interaction between these cells is important in eliminating infection.

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