Which type of toxin known to the primary determinant of pathogenicity?
A. Phytotoxin
B. Vivotoxin
C. Pathotoxin
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Pathotoxin type of toxin is known to be the primary determinant of pathogenicity.A chemical of biological origin, other than an enzyme, that plays an important causal role in a plant disease is termed a Pathotoxin.
Potent molecules produced by a large variety of bacterial pathogens that target host cells and play key roles in the host-pathogen dialog. They are major virulence factors often sufficient to determine the outcome of the infection.
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