PubMed · 1981 · 29 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisBacterial PathogenesisBacterial ToxinsFoodborne PathogensMicrobial ContaminationMicrobial Toxins In FoodToxin ProductionBacterial ExotoxinsFoodborne Toxin ProductionPathogenic Mechanisms Of EnterotoxinsStaphylococcal EnterotoxinsToxin-producing Bacteria
The production of enterotoxins by strains of Staphylococcus aureus of human and animal origin seems to be common. 104 out of 170 strains (61%) produced one or more of the A, B, and C enterotoxins. Strains from cow and milk often produced enterotoxin C, and enterotoxin A producing strains were mainly isolated from dogs. Human food poisoning seemed in our material to be induced by enterotoxin A producing strains.