Genomic Epidemiology and Global Population Structure of Exfoliative Toxin A-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Strains Associated With Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

Genomic Epidemiology and Global Population Structure of Exfoliative Toxin A-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Strains Associated With Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

Staphylococci producing exfoliative toxins are the causative agents of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS). Exfoliative toxin A (ETA) is encoded by eta, which is harbored on a temperate bacteriophage ΦETA. A recent increase in the incidence of SSSS in North America has been observed; yet it...

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Main Authors: Taj Azarian, Eleonora Cella, Sarah L. Baines, Margot J. Shumaker, Carol Samel, Mohammad Jubair, David A. Pegues, Michael Z. David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ETA
temperate bacteriophage
Staphylococcus aureus
exfoliative toxin A
phylogenenetic analysis
bacteriophage (phage)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.663831/full

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