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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