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*RTX toxins:
 
*RTX toxins:
 
**'Repeat in ToXin' - named because there are several peptide repeats within the molecules
 
**'Repeat in ToXin' - named because there are several peptide repeats within the molecules
**Produced by various Gram-negative bacteria, including [[Escherichia coli|''E. coli'']]
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**Produced by various Gram-negative bacteria, including [[Escherichia coli|''E. coli'']], [[Bordetella|''Bordetella sp.'']] and [[''Pasteurella haemolytica#Pasterurella''|''Pasteurella haemolytica'']]
 
**Possess four contiguous genes, C, A, B and D
 
**Possess four contiguous genes, C, A, B and D
 
**A is the structural gene; B and D are required for secretion; C is required for post-translational activation of the gene product of A to produce a functional product
 
**A is the structural gene; B and D are required for secretion; C is required for post-translational activation of the gene product of A to produce a functional product
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