Novel insights into the immune response to bacterial T cell superantigens

SW Tuffs, K Dufresne, A Rishi, NR Walton… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Bacterial T cell superantigens (SAgs) are a family of microbial exotoxins that function to
activate large numbers of T cells simultaneously. SAgs activate T cells by direct binding and …

Low incidence of Staphylococcus argenteus bacteremia in Hiroshima, Japan

H Kitagawa, H Ohge, J Hisatsune, K Masuda… - Journal of Infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus argenteus is a globally distributed cause of human infection; however, it has
been misidentified as Staphylococcus aureus in diagnostic laboratories. Invasive infection …

Comparative genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with either bovine intramammary infections or human infections demonstrates the …

S Park, D Jung, B O'Brien, J Ruffini… - Microbial …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Staphylococcus aureus is a major etiological agent of clinical and subclinical bovine
mastitis. The versatile and adaptative evolutionary strategies of this bacterium have …

Proof of concept for detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in platelet concentrates as a novel safety mitigation strategy

SI Chi, B Yousuf, C Paredes, J Bearne… - Vox …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Staphylococcus aureus is a predominant contaminant
of platelet concentrates (PCs) that can evade detection during screening with culture …

Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin from atopic-dermatitis patients produces Staphylococcal enterotoxin Y, which predominantly induces T-cell receptor Vα …

F Aziz, J Hisatsune, L Yu, J Kajimura… - Infection and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
While investigating the virulence traits of Staphylococcus aureus adhering to the skin of
atopic-dermatitis (AD) patients, we identified a novel open reading frame (ORF) with …

[HTML][HTML] Relative virulence of Staphylococcus aureus bovine mastitis strains representing the main Canadian spa types and clonal complexes as determined using in …

E Demontier, A Dubé-Duquette, E Brouillette… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main pathogens leading to both clinical and subclinical
bovine mastitis in dairy cattle. Prediction of disease evolution based on the characteristics of …

Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Staphylococcus argenteus Clinical Isolates in Japan: Identification of Three Clones (ST1223, ST2198, and ST2550) …

MS Aung, N Urushibara, M Kawaguchiya, A Sumi… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus argenteus, a novel emerging species within Staphylococcus aureus
complex (SAC), has been increasingly reported worldwide. In this study, prevalence of S …

Genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome integration associates DNA methylation changes with bovine subclinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus …

M Wang, N Bissonnette, M Laterrière, D Gagné… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus chromogenes (SC) is a common coagulase-negative staphylococcus
described as an emerging mastitis pathogen and commonly found in dairy farms. This study …

Genome-Wide Profiling of Enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus Strains Used for the Production of Naturally Contaminated Cheeses

G Macori, A Bellio, DM Bianchi, F Chiesa, S Gallina… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen and an important cause of livestock
infections. More than 20 staphylococcal enterotoxins with emetic activity can be produced by …

Genome sequencing of a historic Staphylococcus aureus collection reveals new enterotoxin genes and sheds light on the evolution and genomic organization of this …

J Dicks, JD Turnbull, J Russell, J Parkhill… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
We take advantage of a historic collection of 133 Staphylococcus aureus strains
accessioned between 1924 and 2016, whose genomes have been long-read sequenced as …