Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that produces a wide array of toxins,
thus causing various types of disease symptoms. Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs), a …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and related superantigenic toxins produced by
Staphylococcus aureus are potent activators of the immune system. These protein toxins …

Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative, Gram-positive coccus well known for its disease-
causing capabilities. In particular, methicillin and vancomycin resistant strains of S. aureus …

Establishing the genetic determinants of niche adaptation by microbial pathogens to specific
hosts is important for the management and control of infectious disease. Streptococcus …

The profound clinical consequences of Gram-positive toxic shock are hypothesized to stem
from excessive Th1 responses to superantigens. We used a new superantigen-sensitive …

Staphylococcal exotoxins, staphylococcal enterotoxins AE (SEA-SEE), and toxic shock
syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) are potent activators of the immune system and cause a variety …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and related bacterial toxins cause diseases in humans
and laboratory animals ranging from food poisoning, acute lung injury to toxic shock. These …

Staphylococcus aureus produces several enterotoxins and superantigens, exposure to
which can elicit profound toxic shock. A recombinant staphylococcal enterotoxin B (rSEB) …

Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens are exotoxins that may be linked to many
human pathologies involving impaired immune functions. Despite considerable sequence …

Background Staphylococcus aureus is implicated in many opportunistic bacterial infections
around the world. Rising antibiotic resistance and few alternative methods of treatment are …