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Toxins

Pathogens are able to produce toxins to assist in invading tissues. The ability of a pathogen to produce toxins to cause damage to host cells is called toxigenicity.

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Updated 2024-09-23

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Biomedical Sciences

Ch.3 The Cell - Microbiology @ OpenStax

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Microbiology @ OpenStax

Ch.1 An Invisible World - Microbiology @ OpenStax

Ch.15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity - Microbiology @ OpenStax