| The antibodies act to neutralize the free form of the powerful exotoxin produced by this bacterium. |
| The virulence of bacteria usually relates to their capability of producing a powerful exotoxin or endotoxin. |
| Exotoxin A, the most toxic and potent virulence factor produced by P. aeruginosa, kills any cell that has a receptor for the toxin. |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the sole member primarily pathogenic for man by virtue of its capacity to produce diphtherial exotoxin. |
| Tetanus is a severe, frequently fatal disease caused by an exotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani, a bacterium that is found in the environment. |
| Scarlet fever usually follows an acute infection of the tonsils or skin by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci that produce an erythrogenic exotoxin. |
