Identification of a new putative enterotoxin SEU encoded by the egc cluster of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Letertre, C ^a   Perelle, S ^a   Dilasser, F ^a   Fach, P ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

egc cluster; seu enterotoxin gene; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUREUS STRAIN; EGC CLUSTER; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE CLUSTERS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; S. AUREUS; SE GENES; SEQUENCE DIVERGENCES; SEU ENTEROTOXIN GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

GENES;

ENTEROTOXIN;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; EGC CLUSTER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOGENE; SEU GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037710698     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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