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. 1987 Feb;55(2):428–432. doi: 10.1128/iai.55.2.428-432.1987

Expression of staphylococcal enterotoxin C1 in Escherichia coli.

G A Bohach, P M Schlievert
PMCID: PMC260345  PMID: 3542834

Abstract

The structural gene encoding staphylococcal enterotoxin C1 was cloned into Escherichia coli and localized on a 1.5-kilobase HindIII-ClaI DNA fragment by subcloning. The toxin was partially purified from E. coli clones and shown to be immunologically identical to enterotoxin C1 from Staphylococcus aureus. The cloned toxin also had the same molecular weight (26,000) and charge heterogeneity as staphylococcus-derived enterotoxin. Toxins from both sources were equally biologically active.

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