toxin biosynthetic process

Known as: toxin anabolism, toxin synthesis, toxin biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of toxin, a poisonous compound (typically a protein) that is produced by cells or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Genomic understanding of dinoflagellates.
The phylum of dinoflagellates is characterized by many unusual and interesting genomic and physiological features, the imprint of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Global gene regulation by Fusarium transcription factors Tri6 and Tri10 reveals adaptations for toxin biosynthesis.
Trichothecenes are isoprenoid mycotoxins produced in wheat infected with the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum. Some fungal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Characterization of the sporulation initiation pathway of Clostridium difficile and its role in toxin production.
Clostridium difficile is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity in the hospitalized elderly. C. difficile spores are… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Clostridium difficile toxin expression is inhibited by the novel regulator TcdC.
Clostridium difficile, an emerging nosocomial pathogen of increasing clinical significance, produces two large protein toxins… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Emetic toxin formation of Bacillus cereus is restricted to a single evolutionary lineage of closely related strains.
An in-depth polyphasic approach was applied to study the population structure of the human pathogen Bacillus cereus. To assess… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Bacillus cereus, the causative agent of an emetic type of food-borne illness.
Bacillus cereus is the causative agent of two distinct forms of gastroenteritic disease connected to food-poisoning. It produces… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Regulation of toxin synthesis in Clostridium difficile by an alternative RNA polymerase sigma factor.
Clostridium difficile, a causative agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and its potentially lethal form, pseudomembranous… (More)
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Pseudomonas syringae phytotoxins: mode of action, regulation, and biosynthesis by peptide and polyketide synthetases.
Coronatine, syringomycin, syringopeptin, tabtoxin, and phaseolotoxin are the most intensively studied phytotoxins of Pseudomonas… (More)
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1992
Review
1992
Structural and functional relationships among the RTX toxin determinants of gram-negative bacteria.
The RTX (repeats in toxin) cytolytic toxins represent a family of important virulence factors that have disseminated widely among… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
DNA probes for Shiga-like toxins I and II and for toxin-converting bacteriophages.
A set of DNA probes has been developed to study the genes for Shiga-like toxins (SLT) and the bacteriophage from which these… (More)
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