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Relative comparison of the invasiveness and toxin production (toxigenesis) for a number of pathogenic bacteria. The syphilis bacterium (T. pallidum) is one of the most invasive but does not release toxins into its host, whereas Cl. botulinum is highly toxic but not invasive. Schematic is based on (10).
