Pore R S
Biosystems. 1978 Apr;10(1-2):189-98. doi: 10.1016/0303-2647(78)90041-2.
Microbially produced toxins, which appear to lack a role in microbial survival, may be antimicrobial compounds of significance to the producers. These toxin/antibiotics may act against cell metabolism shared by man or animals and other microorganisms. Protein toxin/antibiotics are produced by single species of bacteria. Those from fungi and algae are nonprotein secondary metabolites and several microorganisms may make the same or similar toxin/antibiotics.
微生物产生的毒素似乎在微生物生存中不起作用，但可能是对生产者具有重要意义的抗菌化合物。这些毒素/抗生素可能作用于人类、动物和其他微生物共有的细胞代谢。蛋白质毒素/抗生素由单一细菌物种产生。来自真菌和藻类的毒素是非蛋白质次生代谢产物，几种微生物可能产生相同或相似的毒素/抗生素。
