Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin (-Like) Genes <i>sey</i>, <i>selw</i>, <i>selx</i>, <i>selz</i>, <i>sel26</i> and <i>sel27</i> in Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are virulence factors of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> associated with various toxic diseases due to their emetic and superantigenic activities. Although at least 27 SE(-like) genes have been identified in <i>S. aureus</i> to date, the newly i...
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/5/347 |