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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > toxic substances > toxins > microbial toxins > endotoxins
Preferred Term:

endotoxins

Definition:
Toxins closely associated with the living cytoplasm or cell wall of certain microorganisms, which do not readily diffuse into the culture medium, but are released upon lysis of the cells.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
microbial toxins
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/32188
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