endotoxin (Crossword)

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• Heat-stable polysaccharide-like toxin bound to a bacterial cell
• A bacterial toxin not freely liberated into the surrounding medium
• The toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates
• Pathogenic cell wall-associated lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria
• Lipid A component of lipopolysaccharides in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria
• Intracellular toxin (retained within bacteria and liberated when bacteria disintegrates)
• A component of gram negative bacterial cell walls that can produce signs of depression, dehydration, diarrhea
• Toxic substance bound to the bacterial cell wall and released when the bacterium ruptures or disintegrates
• (en´do-tok″sin) a heat-stable toxin associated with the outer membranes of certain gram-negative bacteria
• A toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die