Tolaasin
Encyclopedia
Tolaasin is a toxin produced by the soil
bacterium
Pseudomonas tolaasii
. It has been shown to have hemolytic properties.
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
bacterium
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
Pseudomonas tolaasii
Pseudomonas tolaasii
Pseudomonas tolaasii is a species of Gram-negative soil bacteria that is the causal agent of bacterial blotch on cultivated mushrooms . It is known to produce a toxin, called tolaasin, which is responsible for the brown blotches associated with the disease. It also demonstrates hemolytic activity,...
. It has been shown to have hemolytic properties.