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. 1989 Jun;55(6):1447–1451. doi: 10.1128/aem.55.6.1447-1451.1989

Production of enterotoxin A by supposedly nonenterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus strains.

E Gomez-Lucía 1, J Goyache 1, J A Orden 1, J L Blanco 1, J A Ruiz-Santa-Quiteria 1, L Domínguez 1, G Suárez 1
PMCID: PMC202884  PMID: 2764561

Abstract

The production of staphylococcal enterotoxins A (SEA) and B (SEB) was studied by inoculating six well-defined staphylococcal collection strains into cow's, goat's, or sheep's milk (individually or as a 50% mixture of cow's + goat's or cow's + sheep's), into brain heart infusion, and into a medium generally used to enhance the synthesis of enterotoxins (3+3 medium). Four of the strains used are considered to be SEB producers, another is considered an SEA producer, and the remaining strain is nonenterotoxigenic but produces large quantities of staphylococcal protein A. Staphylococcal protein A masked the results in most cases. Only one strain secreted exclusively SEB, while the other three SEB producers synthesized SEA in different amounts. We conclude that enterotoxin production depends on the natural substrate and may differ from the results obtained when the strain is grown on cellophane over agar to determine its toxigenicity.

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