Staphylococcal enterotoxins are a wide family of bacterial exotoxins with the capacity to
activate as much as 20% of the host T cells, which is why they were called superantigens …

The molecular mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus phathogenicity is complex and
involves several toxins, including the famous staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) and toxic …

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are a family of structurally related exotoxin molecules
produced by certain Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strains. SEs are a major …

Staphylococcal superantigen (SAg) toxins are the most notable virulence factors associated
with Staphylococcus aureus, which is a pathogen associated with serious community and …

Infections with multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria represent a major challenge for public
health. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of hospital and …

Staphylococcus aureus superantigens (SAgs) are among the most potent T cell mitogens
known. They stimulate large fractions of T cells by cross-linking their T cell receptor with …

Superantigens (SAgs) are a family of potent immunostimulatory exotoxins known to be
produced by only a few bacterial pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus. More than …

The exotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes are
prototype molecules for the larger family of superantigens (SAGs). This family now includes …

The term superantigen (SAg) was coined in 1989 in the research group of Philippa Marrack
and John Kappler and describes a group of proteins with extremely high potency to …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) of Staphylococcus aureus, and related superantigenic
toxins produced by myriad microbes, are potent stimulators of the immune system causing a …