1. Apparently, different strains of the bacterium produce different toxins which are active against a wide range of insects. 2. However, it can grow in cream at room temperatures and produces a toxin as it multiplies. 3. As opposed to natural cholera we used a single dose of purified cholera toxin but did not administer Vibrio cholerae, which would produce cholera toxin for several days. 4. The next day the rods were identified as Corynebacterium diphtheriae var gravis, and were shown to produce toxin. 5. These bacteria can produce powerful toxins. 6. Anthrax kills by producing toxins, and scientists are trying to develop an effective antitoxin. 7. Anthrax bacteria, though, produce a toxin that sends one class of immune cells called macrophages into overdrive. 8. Bacteria from spores generate in the lungs and produce several toxins that attack human cells. |