The botulinum Bacterial toxin, which is primarily produced by Clostridium botulinum and less frequently by other Clostridium species, is the most toxic substance known in the world.
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21 Facts About Bacterial toxin
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Toxin A and toxin B are glycosyltransferases that cause the antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis and severe diarrhea that characterize disease presentation of C diff infections.
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Clostridium tetani produces tetanus Bacterial toxin, which leads to a fatal condition known as tetanus in many vertebrates and invertebrates.
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When tetanus Bacterial toxin enters the body it is taken up by cholinergic nerve endings traveling axonally into the brain and spinal cord, disrupting motor function in individuals.
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The pore-forming Bacterial toxin perfringolysin has the ability to cause gangrene in calves with the presence of alpha Bacterial toxin.
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Anthrax Bacterial toxin is composed of three domains: protective antigen, edema factor, and lethal factor.
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Diphtheria Bacterial toxin is an ADP-ribosyltransferase that inhibits protein synthesis which causes the symptoms associated with the disease.
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Pertussis Bacterial toxin is produced by virulent Bordetella pertussis and is responsible for the disease of whooping cough, a respiratory disease that can be fatal for infants.
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Listeriolysin O Bacterial toxin is an exoBacterial toxin produced by Listeria monocytogenes and is associated with foodborne systemic illness and meningitis.
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Listeriolysin O Bacterial toxin is classified as a pore-forming Bacterial toxin that targets host cholesterol cells, inserting a pore into the host cell plasma membrane and permanently disabling cellular functioning.
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The snail releases the Bacterial toxin by absorbing water into the muscle cavity and it is released when the snail is attacked.
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Some mycoviruses contain Bacterial toxin genes expressed by host fungal species upon viral infection.
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MycoBacterial toxin production relies heavily on water activity, the ideal range would be from 0.
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Trichothecenes is a mycoBacterial toxin that is produced from the fungi species, Fusarium graminearum.
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The T-2 Bacterial toxin was found after civilians ate wheat that was contaminated by the Fusarium Fungi, during WWII from a biological weapon, the T-2 Bacterial toxin was an outbreak and made humans develop symptoms like food poisoning, chills, nausea, dizziness, etc.
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The Trichothecenes mycoBacterial toxin affects animals by decreasing plasma glucose, blood cell and leukocyte counts.
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Zearalenone is a mycoBacterial toxin that is produced from Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum that are found in different types of foods and feeds.
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Zearalenone is a non-steroidal estrogenic mycoBacterial toxin that is found in farm animal's reproductive disorders and in humans it causes hypoestrogenic syndrome.
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OchraBacterial toxin is a mycoBacterial toxin that is produced by Aspergillus species and Penicillium species.
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OchraBacterial toxin is a renal carcinogen, which has been found by animals containing OTA.
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AflaBacterial toxin is a mycoBacterial toxin that is produced from Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasititcus.
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