Exotoxins

Question 1

Corynebacterium diphteriae is responsible for which disease and toxin?

Answer 1

Disease: Diphtheria

Toxin: Diphtheria toxin

Question 2

Which toxin causes tetanus? Bacteria?

Answer 2

Tetanus toxin

Clostridium tetani

Question 3

Which toxin causes anthrax? Bacteria?

Answer 3

Anthrax toxin

Bacillus anthracis

Question 4

Which toxin/bacteria is responsible for strep throat?

Answer 4

Streptococcus pyogenes

Hemolysin toxin

Question 5

What toxin causes botulism? Which bacteria?

Answer 5

Botulinum toxin

Clostridium botulinum

Question 6

What toxin causes Scarlet Fever?

Answer 6

Erythrogenic toxin

Question 7

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 7

Disease: Scarlet Fever

Question 8

Staphylococcus aureus is responsile for which toxin and disease?

Answer 8

Scalded Skin Syndrome

Exfoliatin toxin

Question 9

Which toxin causes Scalded Skin Syndrome? Bacteria?

Answer 9

Exfoliatin toxin

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 10

Streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for which toxin and disease?

Answer 10

Hemolysin toxin

Strep Throat

Question 11

What toxin causes food poisoning? Which bacteria?

Answer 11

Enterotoxin toxin

Staphylococcus