ectoantigen

ectoantigen

 [ek″to-an´tĭ-jen] 1. an antigen that seems to be loosely attached to the outside of bacteria.2. an antigen formed in the ectoplasm (cell membrane) of a bacterium.

ec·to·an·ti·gen

(ek'tō-an'ti-jen), Any toxin or other excitor of antibody formation, separate or separable from its source. Synonym(s): exoantigen

exoantigen

A nonspecific term for any non-self-antigen; this term is not commonly used in the working biomedical parlance.

ec·to·an·ti·gen

(ek'tō-an'ti-jen) Any toxin or other excitor of antibody formation, separate or separable from its source.
Synonym(s): exoantigen.