streptococcal toxin

streptococcal toxin
a mixture of exotoxins formed by Streptococcus pyogenes, including two distinct hemolysins (streptolysin O and streptolysin S), an erythrogenic toxin (causing scarlet fever rash), and a DPNase that is cardiotoxic.

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