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produces diphtheria toxin, which alters protein function in the host by inactivating elongation factor (EF-2). This results in the pathology and symptoms associated with diphtheria. Likewise, Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A inactivates EF-2.

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Further reading

*Alberts, B. et al. (2002). Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th ed. New York: Garland Science.

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