The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that
share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity …

This review begins with a discussion of the large family of Staphylococcus aureus and beta-
hemolytic streptococcal pyrogenic toxin T lymphocyte superantigens from structural and …

The outcome of encounters between Staphylococcus (S.) aureus and its human host ranges
from life-threatening infection through allergic reactions to symptom-free colonization. The …

Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen of humans and livestock. It causes a
diverse array of diseases, ranging from relatively harmless localized skin infections to life …

This chapter discusses mainly those Gram‐positive cocci that were members of the former
family Micrococcaceae prior to its redefinition. The genera have now been rearranged in …

Infection of foot ulcers is a common, often severe and costly complication in diabetes.
Diabetic foot infections (DFI) are mainly polymicrobial, and Staphylococcus aureus is the …

Although Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial species of medical significance, only
approximately 30% of all humans carry staphylococcal cells persistently but …

In April 2013, a food poisoning outbreak caused by staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) in ice-
cream occurred in Freiburg, Germany, among the 31 participants of a christening party. Of …

Staphylococcus aureus is both a successful human commensal and a major pathogen. The
elucidation of the molecular determinants of virulence, in particular assessment of the …

To establish an improved ribosomal gene sequence database as part of the Ribosomal
Differentiation of Microorganisms (RIDOM) project and to overcome the drawbacks of …