Comparison of three immunological methods for detecting staphylococcal enterotoxins from food
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxins
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram positive bacterium that is carried by about one third of the general population and is responsible for common and serious diseases. These diseases include food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome, which are caused by exotoxins produced by S. aureus. Of the more than 20 Staphylococcal enterotoxins, SEA and SEB are the best characterized and are also reg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Letters in Applied Microbiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0266-8254,1365-2673
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01602.x