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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Main Authors: Meiji Soe Aung, Noriko Urushibara, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya, Masahiko Ito, Satoshi Habadera, Nobumichi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/5/347