Determining the Presence of Superantigens in Coagulase Negative Staphylococci from Humans.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0143341 and PMC identifier 4658126.
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Abstract
Superantigens (SAgs) are important virulence factors in S. aureus. Recent studies identified their presence in animal coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). The emergence of human-associated SAg+ CNS would mark a prodigious shift in virulence capabilities. We examined CNS isolates from healthy human nares and diseased individuals, and determined that no known SAgs were present.
Medical subject headings
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Superantigens