enterotoxin in English
noun
1
a toxin produced in or affecting the intestines, such as those causing food poisoning or cholera.
Secretory diarrhoea is a common disorder in developing countries, where pathogens that produce enterotoxin such as enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli are endemic.
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1. Conclusion:This food-poisoning is caused by the enterotoxin of the staphylococcus aureus.
2. In December 2013, Lee's Sandwiches recalled 16-ounce (450 g) mai quế lộ Chinese sausage packages totaling 740 pounds (340 kg) due to concerns about Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin contamination.
3. Cholera definition is - any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially : an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio Cholerae synonym V