Basis of Virulence in Enterotoxin-Mediated Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity causing disruptions in adaptive immunity. The enterotoxins can be separated into two groups; the classical (SEA-SEE) and...

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Main Authors: Emilie L. Fisher, Michael Otto, Gordon Y. C. Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00436/full