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  • n  a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die

  • The pair made their initial observations on laboratory animals, injecting some with an endotoxin, a bacterial substance that produces fever, and others with an endotoxin-caffeine .
  • Once there, one part of the bacterial cell wall called endotoxin can trigger a cascade of lethal effects, culminating in multiple organ failure and death, sometimes within hours.

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