Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT) is a soluble piece of peptidoglycan (PGN) found in the cell wall of all gram-negative bacteria, but only some bacteria species release TCT including Bordetella pertussis, Vibrio fischeri, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT) is a 921 dalton glycopeptide released by Bordetella pertussis, Vibrio fischeri (as a symbiosis chemical), and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (among other peptidoglycan-derived cytotoxins it produces). Cundell, DR; Kanthakumar, K; Taylor, GW; Goldman, WE; Flak, T; Cole, PJ; Wilson, R (1994). "Effect of tracheal cytotoxin from Bordetella pertussis on human neutrophil function in
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