Moreover, the main structural difference between endotoxin and exotoxin is that the endotoxins are a part of the outer membrane of the cell wall whereas exotoxins are an extracellular component. Also, endotoxins are less toxic than exotoxins. Additionally, exotoxins are specific to a particular b...
: a toxin of internal origin specifically : a poisonous substance present in bacteria (as the causative agent of typhoid fever) but separable from the cell body only on its disintegration compare exotoxin endotoxic -sik adjective More from Merriam-Webster on endotoxin Britannica.com: Encycloped...
P. aeruginosaExotoxin A proteases, elastase, etc.Various clinical diseasesPossible role in free-living existence B. pertussisPertussigenWhooping coughCough aids transmission; interferes with T-cell migration S. pneumoniaePLYPromotes bacteraemia Sensorineural deafnessWeakens host defences (polymorphs, complement...
At 168 h slope values or gut-disrupting endotixins and protein ingibitor exotoxin for the bollworm and tobacco budworm ranged from 0.18 to 0.84 and 0.40 to 0.91, respectively. Slopes were flat, indicating that actions were probably multiple and took place at different tines during the 168 ...
exotoxin which is released to the intestine of organisms. These enterotoxins are produced by certain bacterial species and cause food poisoning and several intestine diseases. The key difference between endotoxin and enterotoxin is thatendotoxin is a poisonous substance produced within the bacterial cell...