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enterotoxin

[en´ter-o-tok″sin]

a toxin specifically affecting cells of the intestinal mucosa, causing vomiting and diarrhea, such as those elaborated by species of Bacillus, Clostridium, Escherichia, Staphylococcus, and Vibrio.

en·ter·o·tox·in

(en'tĕr-ō-tok'sin),

A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.

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

(ĕn′tə-rō-tŏk′sĭn)

Any of various bacterially produced toxins that specifically affect intestinal cells and cause vomiting and diarrhea, as in staphylococcal food poisoning and cholera.

enterotoxin

[-tok′sin]

a toxic substance that causes an adverse reaction by cells of the intestinal mucosa. Most enterotoxins are produced by certain species of bacteria, such as Staphylococcus.

enterotoxin

Infectious disease A toxin with a direct effect on the intestinal mucosa, eliciting net fluid secretion; the 'classic' enterotoxin is cholera toxin, which evokes intestinal fluid secretion, by activating adenylate cyclase. See Endotoxin, Exotoxin.

en·ter·o·tox·in

(en'tĕr-ō-tok'sin)

A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.

enterotoxin

Any bacterial toxin that damages intestinal tissue and causes diarrhoea and vomiting, the signs of food poisoning.

Enterotoxin

A type of harmful protein released by bacteria and other disease agents that affects the tissues lining the intestines.

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enterotoxin

1. a toxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.

2. a toxin arising in the intestine.

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Outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning from a military unit lunch party--United States, July 2012

In addition, the investigators found that the newly devised primer set for detecting the cry genes was more applicable, and it more accurately discriminated between the two species than the primers that were used to detect enterotoxins.