A patient with severe burns that have become infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa has a circulating exotoxin whose activity is similar to what other organism's exotoxin?

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Diphtheria toxin and Pseudomonas exotoxin A are both adenosine diphosphate-ribosylating toxins that irreversibly inactivate elongation factor 2 and inhibit protein synthesis. Although they have similar modes of action, they differ in their cellular targets and antigenicity.

A Patient with Severe Burns That Have Become Infected with Pseudomonas