CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-MOD.MASTERING
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-MOD.MASTERING
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ISBN: 9780135191811
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24.5, Problem 2CC
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Whether the pathogenic bacterium toxin that causes symptoms of spreading from host to host is an endotoxin or exotoxin.

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Exotoxins are the protein antigens present on the surface of bacterium that have the ability to cause disease due to the high toxic potential. The endotoxins are composed of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) present on the surface of the bacterium. They have less antigenic and toxic potential as compared to the endotoxins. The spread of the disease is caused by both the strain of bacteria; therefore, it is not possible to predict that the toxin secreted in the body is an endotoxin or an exotoxin.

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