Toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases.
Synonyms: 0, Bacterial Toxins, Toxins, Bacterial, Toxin, Bacterial, Bacterial Toxin
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general or unspecified: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM); / antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS ,77 ,77; was NON MESH before 1977
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D001427
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