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M bios 101 Exam 2
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What is an Exotoxin?
A protein secreted
Property: Bacterial Source
Exotoxin: Mostly from gram-positive bacteria
Property: Bacterial Source
Endotoxin: Gram-negative bacteria
Property: Relation to microorganism
Exotoxin: Metabolic product of growing cell
Property: Relation to microorganism
Endotoxin: Present in LPS of outer membrane of cell wall and released with destruction of cell
or during cell division.
Property: Chemistry
Exotoxin: Proteins, usually with two parts (A-B)
Property: Chemistry
Endotoxin: Lipid portion (Lipid A) of lps of outer membrane (lipolysaccharide)