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. 1990 May;56(5):1323–1326. doi: 10.1128/aem.56.5.1323-1326.1990

Enterotoxin production by staphylococci isolated from healthy goats.

J Valle 1, E Gomez-Lucia 1, S Piriz 1, J Goyache 1, J A Orden 1, S Vadillo 1
PMCID: PMC184403  PMID: 2339886

Abstract

The ability of 342 staphylococcal isolates from different anatomical sites in healthy goats to produce staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) was investigated. SE were produced by 74.3% of the 70 coagulase-positive strains and by 22% of the coagulase-negative strains studied. Most enterotoxigenic strains were isolated from the skin of udders and teats and from milk. SEC was the SE type most frequently produced, either alone (67.9%) or in combination with others. Five coagulase-negative species not previously reported as SE producers were identified (Staphylococcus chromogenes, S. warneri, S. sciuri, S. saprophyticus, and S. lentus). SEA, SEB, and SEC were detected in the milk of 17 of the 133 healthy goats studied. These results suggest that the goat is an important reservoir of enterotoxigenic staphylococci, most of which produce SEC.

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