Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The difference between exotoxins and endotoxins.

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Microbes are the smallest organisms that are also termed as microorganisms as they are microscopic in nature. Some microbes are harmful in nature while the rest are friendly and present everywhere such as in the soil, air, and water. Microbes after attaching to the host cells will secrete protein toxins called exotoxin that will kill the cell and unlock its nutrients to be utilized by the microbes.

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