Extracellular diffusible toxins are referred to as exotoxins. They are mostly secreted by bacteria and act at tissue sites remote from the original point of bacterial invasion or growth.
Inside the membrane, the bacteria produce an exotoxin, which is a poisonous secretion that causes the life-threatening symptoms of diphtheria. The exotoxin is carried throughout the body in the bloodstream, destroying healthy tissue
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Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes
The virulence factor for diphtheria is an exotoxin named diphtheria exotoxin.
Inside the membrane, the bacteria produce an exotoxin, which is a poisonous secretion that causes the life-threatening symptoms of diphtheria. The exotoxin is carried throughout the body in the bloodstream, destroying healthy tissue
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no it is exotoxin , as its a gram positve baceria
Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes
Bacillus Cereus is a rod bacteria. Found in dry cereals it is a common cause of exotoxin associated gastroenteritis.
I had Scarlett Fever back in the 1940s when I was nine years old. There were no antibiotics at that time. I was treated with Sulfa drugs. I was sick in bed for 6 weeks with a high fever. When the doctor said I was able to get up I was not able to walk. My father carried me around for a few days until I got my strength back. The illness left me with a minor heart murmur.
Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary includes the 8 letter word exotoxin. It is a valid scrabble word that means an excreted toxin. The word has a scrabble point value of 22 points.
Yes, tetanus (also called lockjaw) is caused by the release of an exotoxin from the bacteria Clostridium tetani.
Rachael Buck has written: 'The effect of wound dressings on growth and exotoxin production by Staphylococcus Aureus'