Exotoxins

Exotoxins are proteins produced inside pathogenic bacteria, most commonly gram-positive bacteria, as part of their growth and metabolism the exotoxins are then secreted or released in to the surrounding medium following lysis. Exotoxins are usually heat labile proteins. Exotoxins are the most poisonous substances known.

Related Journals: Clinical Microbiology Reviews, The Journal of clinical Investigation, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Infection and Immunity, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology