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enterotoxin /en·tero·tox·in/ (en´ter-o-tok?sin) 1. a toxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa. 2. a toxin arising in the intestine. 3. an exotoxin that is protein in nature and relatively heat-stable, produced by staphylococci.
Enterotoxin A type of harmful protein released by bacteria and other disease agents that affects the tissues lining the intestines. Mentioned in: Dysentery enterotoxin 1. a toxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa. 2. a toxin arising in the intestine. |
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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. Indomethacin induced hepatic alterations in mono-oxygenase system and faecal Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin in the rat. His group recently devised strips that sense the poison ricin and a bacterial toxin called staphylococcal enterotoxin B. |
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