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A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle that arises from the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis. A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle formed by maturation of an early phagosome following the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis; during maturation, phagosomes acquire markers of late endosomes and lysosomes. Vacuole within a parasite used for digestion of the host cell cytoplasm. An example of this component is found in the Apicomplexa. Vacuole formed by the fusion of a lysosome with an organelle (autosome) or with a primary phagosome.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: food vacuole
Acc: GO:0020020
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: Vacuole within a parasite used for digestion of the host cell cytoplasm. An example of this component is found in the Apicomplexa.
Synonyms:
  • digestive vacuole
  • GO:0005772
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0020020 - food vacuole (interactive image map)
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