Question

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2008
The toxin produced by corynebacterium affects

A,,soft tissue ,,B,bones ,,C,,voluntary muscles,,D,,csf​

Answer 1

Answer:

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a Gram-positive nonmotile, club-shaped bacillus. Strains growing in tissue, or older cultures in vitro, contain thin spots in their cell walls that allow decolorization during the Gram stain and result in a Gram-variable reaction.

Answer 2

Answer:

Diphtheria toxin is an exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. The toxin gene is encoded by a prophage (a virus that has inserted itself into the genome of the host bacterium).