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What toxins are produced by gram positive bacteria?

Posted March 2, 2023

Fluorescence Gram Staining Gram-negative Gram-positive bacteria fluorescence imaging fluorescence microscope

Answer

Toxins produced by gram positive bacteria include but are not limited to:

Streptococcal toxins
Listeria toxin
Tetanus toxin
Anthrax toxins
Staphylococcal toxins
Enterococcal toxins
Diphtheria toxin
Pneumolysin
Bacillus cereus toxins

Each of these toxins possesses a unique mechanism of action that causes a unique pathology.

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