Abstract
Genes encoding staphylococcal enterotoxins (sea to see, seg, and seh), toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (tst), and exfoliative toxins (eta and etb) were not detected in a large panel of 48 Staphylococcus sciuri group isolates tested. This strongly suggests that production of the staphylococcal exotoxins by these bacteria is highly unlikely.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
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Enterotoxins / genetics*
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Exfoliatins / genetics*
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus / genetics
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Staphylococcus / metabolism*
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Superantigens / genetics*
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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Enterotoxins
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Exfoliatins
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Superantigens
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enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal