- bacterial toxin
- A toxic substance, made by bacteria, that can be modified to kill specific tumor cells without harming normal cells.
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bacterial toxin — noun any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells • Hypernyms: ↑toxin • Hyponyms: ↑epsilon toxin, ↑Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, ↑anatoxin, ↑toxoid, ↑botulin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bacterial toxin — A toxin produced by a bacterium, such as Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis … Glossary of Biotechnology
Toxin — This article is about the class of poisonous substances. For other uses, see Toxin (disambiguation). Universal warning symbol used to indicate toxic substances or environments A toxin (from Ancient Greek: τοξικόν toxikon) is a poisonous… … Wikipedia
Toxin — One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria. The term toxin is frequently used to refer specifically to a particular protein produced by some higher plants, animals and pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria. A… … Medical dictionary
bacterial diseases — Diseases caused by bacteria. The most common infectious diseases, they range from minor skin infections to bubonic plague and tuberculosis. Until the mid 20th century, bacterial pneumonia was probably the leading cause of death among the elderly … Universalium
toxin — /tok sin/, n. any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal … Universalium
toxin — A naturally produced poisonous substance that will damage or kill other cells. Bacterial toxins are frequently the major cause of the pathogenicity of the organism in question. See endotoxins and exotoxins … Dictionary of molecular biology
toxin — tox•in [[t]ˈtɒk sɪn[/t]] n. pha any poison produced by an organism, including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom • Etymology: 1885–90; tox (… … From formal English to slang
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin — noun a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8 22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria • Syn: ↑epsilon toxin • Hypernyms: ↑bacterial… … Useful english dictionary
epsilon toxin — noun a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8 22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria • Syn: ↑Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin •… … Useful english dictionary
