Clostridium difficile toxin B: Information from Answers.com

Clostridium difficile toxin B is a toxin generated by Clostridium difficile.^[1]

References

^ Planche T, Aghaizu A, Holliman R, et al. (December 2008). "Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection by toxin detection kits: a systematic review". Lancet Infect Dis 8 (12): 777–84. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70233-0. PMID 18977696. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1473-3099(08)70233-0.
^ Peterson LR, Holter JJ, Shanholtzer CJ, Garrett CR, Gerding DN (August 1986). "Detection of Clostridium difficile toxins A (enterotoxin) and B (cytotoxin) in clinical specimens. Evaluation of a latex agglutination test". Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 86 (2): 208–11. PMID 3739972.

Bacilli	Clostridium: tetani (Tetanospasmin) · perfringens (Alpha toxin, Enterotoxin) · difficile (A, B) · botulinum (Botox) other: Anthrax toxin · Listeriolysin O

Cocci	Streptolysin · Leukocidin (Panton-Valentine leukocidin) · Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus alpha/beta/delta, Exfoliatin, Toxic shock syndrome toxin, SEB)

Actinobacteria	Cord factor · Diphtheria toxin

type I (Superantigen) · type II (Pore forming toxins) · type III (AB toxin/AB5)

note: some toxins are produced by lower species and pass through intermediate species

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