Toxin production Sporulating bacteria sometimes release toxins during spore formation Bacterial cells eventually lyse and liberate cytoplasmic proteins, including toxins Examples: organisms that cause botulism, gas gangrene, or tetanus In contaminated wound some organisms are growing and some are sporulating End result is continual production BIOL 533 Lecture 9BIOL 533 11 Lecture 9 Toxin Production – Sporulating bacteria sometimes release toxins during spore formation • Bacterial cells eventually lyse and liberate cytoplasmic proteins, including toxins – Examples: organisms that cause botulism, gas gangrene, or tetanus • In contaminated wound, some organisms are growing and some are sporulating – End result is continual production