epsilon toxin

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   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

   SynonymsClostridium perfringens epsilon toxin

   Broaderbacterial toxin

Questions about epsilon toxin

What does epsilon toxin mean?

epsilon toxin means "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".

What is another word for epsilon toxin?

Close synonyms include Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.