Which statement about endotoxins is true?

A.) Endotoxins are released only when bacteria die and their cell walls break down.
B.) An example of a prokaryote that produces endotoxins is Clostridium botulinum.
C.) Endotoxins are components of the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria.
D.) The source of endotoxins is endospores.
E.) Endotoxins are proteins secreted by prokaryotes.


Ans: A.) Endotoxins are released only when bacteria die and their cell walls break down.

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