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exotoxin
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ex·o·tox·in  (ks-tksn)
n.
A poisonous substance secreted by a microorganism and released into the medium in which it grows.
exotoxin [ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a toxin produced by a microorganism and secreted into the surrounding medium
exotoxic  adj
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Noun1.exotoxin - a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
endotoxin - a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die
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Presence of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A mid C genes in human isolates of group G streptococci.
Group G Streptococcal bacteremia in Jerusalem by Moses, Allon E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
This study was a retrospective study, and therefore no cultures were available with which to perform molecular biologic techniques such as M protein serotyping, pulsed field gel electrophoresis, and polymerase chain reaction amplification of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin genes.
Invasive Group A streptococcal infections in Florida by Wiersma, Steven T. / Southern Medical Journal
Streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin (SME) Z-1 and streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE)-J were identified in one patient with peritonitis who recovered after 2 weeks in intensive care.
Superantigens and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome by Fraser, John D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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