exotoxin in English
noun
1
a toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
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.
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1. C. tetani also produces the exotoxin tetanolysin, a hemolysin, that causes destruction of tissues.
2. An exotoxin can cause damage to the host by destroying cells or disrupting normal cellular metabolism.