enterotoxins
Molecular PathogenesisStaphylococcus aureus Isolated from Skin from Atopic-Dermatitis Patients Produces Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Y, Which Predominantly Induces T-Cell Receptor Vα-Specific Expansion of T CellsWhile 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 structural similarity to a superantigen from genome sequence data of an isolate from AD skin. Concurrently, the same ORF was identified in a bovine isolate of...
Bacterial InfectionsPorcine Gastric Mucin Triggers Toxin Production of Enteropathogenic Bacillus cereusEnteropathogenic Bacillus cereus causes foodborne infections due to the production of pore-forming enterotoxins in the intestine. Before that, spores have to be ingested, survive the stomach passage, and germinate.
- Microbial Immunity and VaccinesMucosal Antibodies to the C Terminus of Toxin A Prevent Colonization of Clostridium difficile