exotoxin; bacterial toxin
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exotoxin; toxin secreted by pathogenic bacteria outside the bacterial cell
technicalSpecific examples include toxins secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria) and Clostridium tetani (tetanus). These toxins exhibit selective toxicity toward specific human tissues, such as heart muscle or nervous tissue.
Bái白
hóu喉
wài外
dú毒
sù素
zhǔ主
yào要
qīn侵
hài害
xīn心
jī肌
hé和
shén神
jīng经
zǔ组
zhī织
。
The diphtheria exotoxin primarily attacks heart muscle and nervous tissue.
Pò破
shāng伤
fēng风
gǎn杆
jūn菌
chǎn产
shēng生
de的
wài外
dú毒
sù素
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
jī肌
ròu肉
qiáng强
zhí直
。
The exotoxin produced by tetanus bacteria causes muscle rigidity.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wài外
dú毒
sù素
duì对
sù宿
zhǔ主
xì细
bāo胞
jù具
yǒu有
gāo高
dù度
xuǎn选
zé择
xìng性
。
This exotoxin shows high selectivity for host cells.
Yī医
shēng生
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
wài外
dú毒
sù素
hé和
nèi内
dú毒
sù素
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
zhòng中
dú毒
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
Doctors need to distinguish between poisoning symptoms caused by exotoxins and endotoxins.