Phagocytes utilize all of the following to optimize interaction with microorganisms EXCEPT
A) chemotaxis.
B) complement.
C) opsonization.
D) trapping a bacterium against a rough surface.
E) lysozyme.

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All of the other answer choices - chemotaxis, complement, opsonization, and trapping a bacterium against a rough surface - are mechanisms utilized by phagocytes to optimize their interaction with microorganisms. However, lysozyme is not used by phagocytes to interact with microorganisms, but rather to break down bacterial cell walls once they have been engulfed.

Phagocytes Utilize All of the Following to Optimize Interaction with Microorganisms