| Secreted
Products of Bacteria |
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| • | Exotoxins
(distinct from endotoxin) are secreted |
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| bacterial
proteins that are divided into 3 types: |
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| – | A-B
toxins (cholera, tetanus toxins) |
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| – | Membrane
disrupting toxins (hemolysins, a
toxin) |
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| – | Superantigens
(toxic shock syndrome) |
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| • | Hydrolytic
enzymes are bacterial products such |
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| as
hyaluronidases and proteases that can |
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| degrade
extracellular matrix and provide |
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| nutrients
for the pathogen |
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