Molecular characterization of clonal lineage and staphylococcal toxin genes from S. aureus in Southern Nigeria

Background Staphylococcus aureus is a human colonizer with high potential for virulence, and the spread of the virulent strains from the colonized hosts to non-carriers in the community is on the increase. However, there are few reports on comprehensive analysis of staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) ge...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Funmilola A. Ayeni, Werner Ruppitsch, Franz Allerberger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Subjects:	Staphylococcal enterotoxins Spa type Southern Nigeria Virulence PVL
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/5204.pdf