Microbial toxin
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microbial-toxin-217-3616827
title:
Microbial toxin
text:
Microbial toxins are toxins produced by micro-organisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, dinoflagellates, and viruses. Many microbial toxins promote infection and disease by directly damaging host tissues and by disabling the immune system. Endotoxins most commonly refer to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or lipooligosaccharide (LOS) that are in the outer plasma membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. The botulinum toxin, which is primarily produced by Clostridium botulinum and less frequently by
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Toxin produced by microorganisms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_toxin
date created:
2009-01-15T16:49:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T03:00:12Z
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