A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
〔微生物〕外毒素。比较ENDOTOXIN
Compare with endotoxin
Example sentencesExamples
Pollitt's landmark work has shown that a bacterial exotoxin - Streptococcus bovis - has the capability to cause lamellar separation at the basement membrane of laminae of the foot.
The diphtheria bacillus also secretes an exotoxin that can cause other symptoms such as inflammation of the heart.
The integrity of the gastrointestinal system is vital to preventing formation and release of exotoxins into systemic circulation.
Scarlet fever usually follows an acute infection of the tonsils or skin by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci that produce an erythrogenic exotoxin.
A particularly useful subject for studies with polymers has been the bacterial exotoxin [alpha] hemolysin, which forms large pores in lipid bilayers.
Definition of exotoxin in US English:
exotoxin
nounˈeksōˌtäksən
Microbiology
A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
〔微生物〕外毒素。比较ENDOTOXIN
Compare with endotoxin
Example sentencesExamples
Scarlet fever usually follows an acute infection of the tonsils or skin by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci that produce an erythrogenic exotoxin.
Pollitt's landmark work has shown that a bacterial exotoxin - Streptococcus bovis - has the capability to cause lamellar separation at the basement membrane of laminae of the foot.
The integrity of the gastrointestinal system is vital to preventing formation and release of exotoxins into systemic circulation.
A particularly useful subject for studies with polymers has been the bacterial exotoxin [alpha] hemolysin, which forms large pores in lipid bilayers.
The diphtheria bacillus also secretes an exotoxin that can cause other symptoms such as inflammation of the heart.