Bacterial toxin

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Related Terms 6 Scope Note 7 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

aerolysin, Staphylococcus alpha toxin, Staphylococcus delta toxin

See for

leukotoxin, porin

Broader Terms

microorganism toxin

Narrower Terms

anthrax toxin, bacteriocin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, endotoxin, enterotoxin, exotoxin, flagellum antigen, pertussis toxin

Related Terms

bacterial antigen, Escherichia coli 0157:H7

Scope Note

toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Resistance to a Bacterial Toxin Is Mediated by Removal of a Conserved Glycosylation Pathway Required for Toxin-Host Interactions* Joel S.
• M308142200 Submitted on July 25, 2003 Revised on August 22, 2003 Accepted on August 27, 2003 Resistance to a bacterial toxin is mediated by removal of a conserved glycosylation pathway required for toxin - host interactions Joel S.
• Resistance to a bacterial toxin is mediated by removal of a conserved glycosylation pathway required for toxin-host interactions.
• Diphtheria toxin The best known and studied bacterial toxin is the diphtheria toxin, produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
• One example of a potent bacterial toxin is endotoxin, which is released from inside the bacterium when it dies.

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