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anatoxin

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Noun1.anatoxin - a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid"
bacterial toxin - any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells
antigen - any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)


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Cyanobacteria produce a variety of toxins that are usually defined by their chemical structure and fall into three groups: cyclic peptides (the hepatotoxic microcystins and nodularins), alkaloids (the neurotoxic saxitoxins and anatoxins, and the protein-synthesis-inhibiting cylindrospermopsin), and lipopolysaccharides.
Traditional vaccines use whole cells, either killed or weakened, while the new sub-unit vaccines are developed from small microbial components such as capsular polysaccharides, anatoxins and surface proteins," Dr.
Traditional vaccines use whole cells, either killed or weakened, while the new sub-unit vaccines are developed from small microbial components such as capsular polysaccharides, anatoxins and surface proteins, Dr.
 
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