Which of the following bacterial A-B exotoxins is a protease that cleaves important animal cellular proteins for cell-to-cell signal transmission? Staph enterotoxin Salmonella endotoxin Tetanospasmin Cholera toxin Diphtheria toxin

Which of the following bacterial A-B exotoxins is a protease that cleaves important animal cellular proteins for cell-to-cell signal transmission? Staph enterotoxin Salmonella endotoxin Tetanospasmin Cholera toxin Diphtheria toxin

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Which of the following bacterial A-B exotoxins is a protease that cleaves
important animal cellular proteins for cell-to-cell signal transmission?
Staph enterotoxin
Salmonella endotoxin
Tetanospasmin
Cholera toxin
Diphtheria toxin

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