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enterotoxin [‚ent·ə·rō′täk·sən] (microbiology) A toxin produced byMicrococcus pyogenesvar.aureus(Staphylococcus aureus) which gives rise to symptoms of food poisoning in humans and monkeys. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Detection of genes for enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, and toxic shock syndrome toxin I in Staphylococcus aureus by the polymerase chain reaction. aureus bacteria are killed with pasteurization, a large percentage produces enterotoxins that are not inactivated with heat treatment. Because they can retain their toxicity at extremely high dilutions, some exotoxins, including staphylococcal enterotoxins and shigatoxin, are used as biological warfare agents. |
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