In the process of phagocytosis, what is the significance of the formation of a phagolysosome?

• A. It signals other immune cells to the site of infection.
• B. It serves as a reservoir for the storage of undigested pathogens.
• C. It is the site where the pathogen is digested and destroyed.
• D. It prevents the pathogen from replicating by isolating it from the host cell's nutrients.

Answer: (C)