Staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is one of the most common food-borne diseases and
results from the ingestion of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) preformed in food by …

Inflammation is a complex set of interactions among soluble factors and cells that can arise
in any tissue in response to traumatic, infectious, post-ischaemic, toxic or autoimmune injury …

Dependable, current, and complete, Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th
Edition is the perennially best-selling text that you'll use long after your medical student days …

Sepsis is a condition that results from a harmful or damaging host response to infection.
Many of the components of the innate immune response that are normally concerned with …

Background A new type of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), designated
community-acquired MRSA, is becoming increasingly noticeable in the community, some …

The Fourth Edition of Microbial Physiology retains the logical, easy-to-follow organization of
the previous editions. An introduction to cell structure and synthesis of cell components is …

The group A streptococcus (GAS)(Streptococcus pyogenes) is among the most common and
versatile of human pathogens. It is responsible for a wide spectrum of human diseases …

Staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) constitute a family of potent exotoxins secreted by
Staphylococcus aureus and other select staphylococcal species. SAgs function to cross-link …

Pathogenic bacteria use various strategies to interact with the host organisms. Among them,
toxin production constitutes an efficient way to alter specific functions of target cells. Various …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …