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Antitoxin Definitions:
An antibody to a microbial toxin, usually a bacterial exotoxin, that combines specifically with the toxin to neutralize the toxin.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Globulin fraction of serum that neutralizes a specific toxin. Also refers to the specific antitoxin antibody itself.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Antitoxin Notes:
Antitoxins are antibodies which help to neutralize any toxin. These antibodies can be produced in response to toxin production by bacterial, animals and plants. They do not only neutralize the microorganisms but can also kill them. Antitoxins are produced within the organisms and can injected into humans bodies to treat any infectious disease.
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