Staphylococcal Enterotoxin C Subtypes Are Differentially Associated with Human Infections and Immunobiological Activities

Autor: Olivia N. Chuang-Smith, Patrick M. Schlievert
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: mSphere, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2379-5042
DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.01153-20
Popis: Staphylococcal enterotoxin C has four subtypes that cause human diseases, designated SEC-1 to -4. This study shows that SEC-2 and SEC-3 are the most toxic subtypes in a rabbit model and are associated with human vaginal infections or colonization in association with another superantigen, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1.
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