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Diphtheria toxin is an exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae the pathogen bacterium that causes diphtheria. Unusually the toxin gene is encoded by a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria). The toxin causes the disease diphtheria in humans by gaining entry into the cell cytoplasm and inhibiting protein synthesis.

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