Definition of Epsilon toxin

1. Noun. A bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Epsilon Toxin

epoxypropyl
epozoan
epozoic
eppy
eprA1 protease
epratuzumab
epris
eprise
eproms
eprouvette
eprouvettes
epsila
epsilon
epsilon alcoholism
epsilon toxin (current term)
epsilonic
epsilons
epsin
epsom salt
epsomite
epsomites
epstein-barr virus nuclear antigens
eptagon
eptagons
eptapirone
eptatretus
epuise
epuisee
epulary

Literary usage of Epsilon toxin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"... Ebola and Marburg—and arenaviruses V —eg, Lassa and Machupo) Category Bd Brucellosis (Brucella species) B epsilon toxin (from Clostridium perfringens) T ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"They also failed to produce the disease by the intravenous administration of Cl. welchii type D epsilon toxin. They concluded that the cause of ..."

3. Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science by Banr, National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... stomatitis virus (exotic) Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin Coccidioides immitis Coxiella burnetii Eastern equine encephalitis ..."

4. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"... neurotoxins Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin Conotoxins Diacetoxyscirpenol Ricin Saxitoxin Shigatoxin and Shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins ..."

5. High-Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop by National Research Council, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Carnegie Corporation of New York (2002)
"... encephalomyelitis Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis Ricin toxin from Ricinus communis (castor beans) epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens ..."

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