Diphtheria toxin

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Diphtheria toxin is an exotoxin secreted mainly by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (but also by Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis), the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. The toxin gene is encoded by a prophage called corynephage β.

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