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toxinogenic pathogen

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028431

One of three broad classes of foodborne pathogens - infectious, toxico-infectious or toxigenic - based on their modes of pathogenicity. Toxinogenic bacteria are differentiated on the basis that they cause disease by producing toxins in foods prior to its ingestion. [Buchanan 2000]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028431
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesThesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028431",
  "term": "toxinogenic pathogen",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "One of three broad classes of foodborne pathogens - infectious, toxico-infectious or toxigenic - based on their modes of pathogenicity. Toxinogenic bacteria are differentiated on the basis that they cause disease by producing toxins in foods prior to its ingestion. [Buchanan 2000]",
  "references": [
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxinogenic-pathogen/"
}

Record 28,431 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.