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Some bacteria and other organisms produce antibiotics which mean "against life". These can kill other organisms. The antibiotic penicillin was discovered barbecue an agar plate streaked with a bacteria had a fungus contaminant and an area of clearing was seen around it. This area had an antibiotic made by the fungus and it stopped the growth of the bacteria.
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Which organisms produce toxin in the respiratory system?
Tuberculosis bacteria.
What bacteria produce toxin that can cause tetanus?
The bacterium which produces the toxin that causes tetanus is Clostridium tetani.
When bacteria produce a disease by making a chemical that is released from the bacterial cell the chemical is known as what?
toxin
Is bacteria a posionous substance produced by plants animals or microbes?
No. A toxin is what you are thinking about. Bacteria are microbes and some produce toxins and some do not.
Where is the poison located on a fugu fish?
Recent evidence has shown that tetrodotoxin (the poison present with fugu) is produced by certain bacteria and that these are the source of the toxin in pufferfish like fugu. It is speculated that the fugu picked up the bacteria by consuming other animals were contaminated with the bacteria - which doesn't hurt them because they have developed an immunity to the toxin. Some aquaculture farmers manage to produce "toxin free" fugu by keeping them away from the bacteria. The poison seems to accumulate in the organs (such as the liver and ovaries) and skin of the fugu. If improperly prepared, the toxin can spread to other parts of the fish.
Can bacteria kill other bacteria?
Yes. If you have ever been on Anti-biodics, then you should know. The medicine you take kills all bacteria (even the good ones). You take more medicine to replace the good bacteria. This medicine is called A-biotics.
What is bacteria toxin infection?
When harmful bacteria enter your body and produce toxins, an infection occurs. This can damage tissues and disable bodily functions.
Why do the crystals of Bt toxin produced by some bacteria do not kill the bacteria themselves?
toxin is inactive: In bacteria, the toxin is present in an inactive form, called prototoxin, which gets converted into active form when it enters the body of an insect
What is the significance of clostridium botulinum being anaerobic?
Clostridium botulinum being anaerobic means that it thrives in the absence of oxygen. This is significant because it helps the bacteria to survive and produce its toxin, botulinum toxin, in environments where oxygen levels are low, such as in canned foods or in wounds.
How the discovery of antibiotits is linked to fungi?
some strains of penicillium bread mold produce a toxin that kills bacteria. the entire family of penicillin- type antibiotics were derived from the structure of the toxin
Can salmonella produce toxin?
Salmonella does not produce a toxin it invades the body though. Botulism does produce a toxin which can effect the nerves. Edit: Salmonella species are capable of producing a toxin, similar in structure and biological activity to the cholera toxin. Please don't post an answer unless you know it to be correct.
Some micro-organisms can produce a poison known as a?
toxin
