Food-Borne Outbreak Investigation and Molecular Typing: High Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Importance of Toxin Detection

Staphylococcus aureus is an important aetiological agent of food intoxications in the European Union as it can cause gastro-enteritis through the production of various staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) in foods. Reported enterotoxin dose levels causing food-borne illness are scarce and varying. Thre...

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Main Authors: Sarah Denayer, Laurence Delbrassinne, Yacine Nia, Nadine Botteldoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
SEA
SEB
SEC
SED
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/12/407