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| The structure and activity of many exotoxins; the B subunit binds the toxin to a cell, and the A subunit then enters the cell, where it disrupts cellular functions |
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| the presence of viable bacteria in the blood |
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| the establishment of a site of microbial reproduction on or in a host |
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| a toxin that acts upon specific cells |
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| the lipid A component of gram-negative bacterial cell wall lipopolysaccharide. |
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| a heat-liable, toxic protein produced by a bacterium and usually released into the bacterium's surroundings |
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| infectious dose 50 (ID50) and lethal dose 50 (LD50) |
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| the number of micro-organisms or dose that will infect or kill |
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| a disease (toxemia) that results from the presence of a specific toxin in the host |
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| any infectious agent that resides and reproduces within the host cell; however it is often used to refer specifically to protozoan pathogens |
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| a microbial toxin that can damage or kill leukocytes |
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| a toxin produces as a secondary metabolite by fungi |
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| a larger organism that supports the survival and growth of a smaller organism |
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| organisms that live on or within a host organism and are metabolically dependent on the host |
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| any change from a state of health in which part of all of the host body is not capable of carrying on its normal functions due to the presence of a parasite or its products |
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