MICROBIOLOGY WITH DISEASE BY TAXONOMY
MICROBIOLOGY WITH DISEASE BY TAXONOMY
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Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 7SA
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The different actions of pyogenic and pyrogenic toxins.

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Pyrogenic toxins (or erythrogenic toxins) and pyogenic toxins are both secreted by Streptococcus pyogenes as exotoxins. Pyrogenic toxins are related with fever and rash, while pyogenic toxins are related with pus filled lesions.

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