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 …

Staphylococcus aureus produces a wide variety of toxins including staphylococcal
enterotoxins (SEs; SEA to SEE, SEG to SEI, SER to SET) with demonstrated emetic activity …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram positive bacterium that is carried by about one
third of the general population and is responsible for common and serious diseases. These …

This article reviews the literature regarding the structure and function of two types of
exotoxins expressed by Staphylococcus aureus, pyrogenic toxin superantigens (PTSAgs) …

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 …

Zinc is known to be indispensable to growth and development and transmission of the
genetic message. It does this through a remarkable mosaic of zinc binding motifs that …

▪ Abstract Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute onset illness characterized by fever, rash
formation, and hypotension that can lead to multiple organ failure and lethal shock, as well …

The bacterial superantigens are protein toxins that bind to major histocompatibility complex
class II and T‐cell receptor to stimulate large numbers of T cells. The majority are produced …

Superantigens (SAgs) are the most powerful T cell mitogens ever discovered.
Concentrations of less than 0· 1 pg/ml of a bacterial superantigen are sufficient to stimulate …

The exfoliative (epidermolytic) toxins of Staphylococcus aureus are the causative agents of
the staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome (SSSS), a blistering skin disorder that …