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Mesh term Bacterial Toxins

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Toxins, Biological

Description

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.


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Botulinum Toxins
Cholera Toxin
Cord Factors
Diphtheria Toxin
Endotoxins
Exfoliatins
Shiga Toxins
Streptolysins
Tetanus Toxin
Virulence Factors, Bordetella


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