Clostridium difficile enterotoxin B

One of 3 enterotoxins produced by certain strains of Clostridium difficile. Toxin B is 10X more cytotoxic than toxin A to cultures of human colonic mucosa. Like toxin A, toxin B disrupts actin polymerization.

Related

Clostridium difficile enterotoxin A Clostridium difficile; Clostridioides difficile

Properties

SIZE: MW = 270 kD

References

Fekety Am J Gastroenterology 92:739-50 1997