Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The exotoxin, endotoxin and exoenzyme and their mechanisms of causing diseases.

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Bacteria are simple organisms that prevail in nature. They are both, non-pathogenic and pathogenic. The pathogenic bacteria are highly likely to cause diseases. There are several mechanisms through which they cause diseases, like secretion of toxins, enzymes, and lysis of the host cell.

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