HyperDic: epsilon_toxin

English > 1 sense of the expression *epsilon toxin*:
NOUN	substance	epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin	a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens

English > *epsilon toxin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria.
Synonym	Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
Broader	bacterial toxin	Any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells