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Cytotoxin vs Leukocidin - What's the difference?

cytotoxin | leukocidin |

As nouns the difference between cytotoxin and leukocidin

is that cytotoxin is (cytology) any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells while leukocidin is a type of cytotoxin created by some types of bacteria.

cytotoxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells

    • Related terms

    * toxin

    leukocidin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of cytotoxin created by some types of bacteria.

    • Hypernyms

    *cytotoxin *exotoxin