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exotoxin

[¦ek·sə¦täk·sən]
(microbiology)
A toxin that is excreted by a microorganism.
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Mechanism of action of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin Aisadenosinediphosphate-ribosylation of mammalian elongation factor 2 in vitro and in vivo.
Prevalence of virulence genes among clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa collected from Peshawar, Pakistan
The cardiac involvement in diphtheria is through the exotoxins produced by these microorganism1,10.
COMPLICATIONS AND OUTCOME OF DIPHTHERIA IN ADMITTED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE SETTING IN PESHAWAR
Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin pyocyanin causes cystic fibrosis airway pathogenesis.
Antimicrobial resistance and putative virulence genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with respiratory tract infection
Mitchell, "Campylobacter concisus and exotoxin 9 levels in paediatric patients with Crohn's disease and their association with the intestinal microbiota," Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol.
Gastrointestinal Pathobionts in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Patients
at different locations in Pseudomonas exotoxin," Bioconjugate Chemistry, vol.
EGFR-Targeted Immunotoxin Exerts Antitumor Effects on Esophageal Cancers by Increasing ROS Accumulation and Inducing Apoptosis via Inhibition of the Nrf2-Keap1 Pathway
Mutational analysis of superantigen activity responsible for the induction of skin erythema by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin C.
Incidence and characteristics of Scarlet Fever, South Korea, 2008-2015
FitzGerald et al., "Characterization of the B cell epitopes associated with a truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE38) used to make immunotoxins for the treatment of cancer patients," Journal of Immunology, vol.
Recombinant Immunotoxin Therapy of Glioblastoma: Smart Design, Key Findings, and Specific Challenges
Sterility assessment of multiple use botulinum A exotoxin vials: a prospective simulation.
Use of botulinum neurotoxin in ophthalmology
aeruginosa Genes Primer sequences Amplicon Specification for amplification size (5' to 3') [bp] exoA F: AAC CAG CTC AGC CAC ATG TC 396 detection of R: CGC TGG CCC ATT CGC exotoxin A TCC AGC GCT encoding gene exoS sequence F: GCG AGG TCA GCA GAG TAT CG 118 detection of R: TTC GGC GTC ACT GTG GAT GC exotoxin S encoding gene sequence exoT F: AAT CGC CGT CCA ACT GCA TGC G 152 detection of R: TGT TCG CCG AGG TAC TGC TC exotoxin T encoding gene exoY sequence F: CGG ATT CTA TGG CAG GGA GG 289 detection of R: GCC CTT GAT GCA CTC GAC CA exotoxin Y encoding gene sequence exoU F: CCG TTG TGG TGC CGT TGA AG 134 detection of R: CCA GAT GTT CAC CGA CTC GC exotoxin U encoding gene sequence sequence Abbreviations as in Table 2.
PATHOGENIC AND PHYLOGENETIC FEATURES OF 2 MULTIRESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STRAINS ORIGINATED FROM REMEDIATED SITES
SLO is a well-characterized oxygen-sensitive prototype of a cholesterol-dependent bacterial exotoxin that oligomerizes to form large pores in host cell membranes.
Molecular and genomic characterization of pathogenic traits of group A Streptococcus pyogenes
Among these, the genes associated with lipopolysac-charides (LPS), cell wall, multi-drug efflux pumps, protease, exotoxin A, hemolysin, type II secretion system, attachment, motility, chemotaxis and biofilm formations, are more interesting [12, 13].
Immunization with 3-oxododecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone-r-PcrV conjugate enhances survival of mice against lethal burn infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
This exotoxin has a membrane damaging effect not only on erythrocytes, but also on lymphocytes [5], neutrophils, platelets [6], tumor cells [7] and subcellular organelles [8, 9].
Effect of Streptolysin S on the Luminol-Amplified Chemiluminescence Response of Rabbit Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes

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