Determining the presence of superantigens in coagulase negative staphylococci from humans

Christopher S. Stach; Bao G. Vu; Patrick M. Schlievert

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Determining the presence of superantigens in coagulase negative staphylococci from humans

Christopher S. Stach, Bao G. Vu, Patrick M. Schlievert

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Abstract

Superantigens (SAgs) are important virulence factors in S. aureus. Recent studies identified their presence in animal coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). The emergence of human-associated SAg+ CNS would mark a prodigious shift in virulence capabilities. We examined CNS isolates from healthy human nares and diseased individuals, and determined that no known SAgs were present.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e0143341
Journal	PloS one
Volume	10
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143341
State	Published - Nov 1 2015

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