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Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Toxin that is released only after death of the bacterial cell. Nowadays the term is a synonym for the lipopolysaccharides (O antigen) of Gram-negative bacteria.

DEF

A substance containing lipopolysaccharide complexes found in the cell walls of microorganisms, principally gram-negative bacteria, associated with a wide variety of biological effects, such as fever, shock, transient leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Toxine liée au corps bactérien, libérée uniquement lors de la lyse de certaines bactéries à Gram négatif et constituée par l'antigène somatique situé dans la paroi de ces bactéries.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Toxina bacteriana que se libera sólo cuando la célula se desintegra.

OBS

Del griego endon: dentro de; toxikon: veneno

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