HyperDic: bacterial_toxin

English > 1 sense of the expression bacterial toxin:
NOUNsubstancebacterial toxinany endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells
English > bacterial toxin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells.
Narroweranatoxin, toxoidA bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin
botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxinpotent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism
epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxinA bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens
BroadertoxinA poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
Spanishtoxina bacteriana
Catalantoxina bacteriana

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