The diphtheria exotoxin is an a-b toxin that __________. view available hint(s) the diphtheria exotoxin is an a-b toxin that __________. causes host cell lysis is encoded for by genes in the chromosome of corynebacterium diphtheriae cells is found in all corynebacterium diphtheriae cells is found only in corynebacterium diphtheriae cells that have been infected with lysogenic bacteriophage β